the big I am

informal ; disapproving

Definition

If someone is acting the big I am or giving it the big I am, they are behaving as if they are very important

He was always giving it the big I am with his little gang.

(Definition of the big I am from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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