be big of sb
informal disapprovingDefinition
› If an action is big of someone, it is kind, good, or helpful. This phrase is usually used humorously or angrily to mean the opposite: You can spare me an hour next week? That's really big of you!Kind and thoughtful
(Definition of be big of sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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