grand

/grænd/ adjective

Definition

LARGE › very large and special: a grand hotel the Grand Canal

IMPORTANT › rich and important, or behaving as if you are: a grand old lady

GOOD informal › very good or enjoyable

(Definition of grand adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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