in a big way

idiom

: very much : badly
She wanted to go in a big way.
He wants to win in a big way.

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After breaking out in a big way thanks to his starring turn as Carmen Berzatto, the main character on Christopher Storer’s FX series The Bear, White won a slew of awards and signed a deal as an ambassador for Calvin Klein. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025 However, the roster has also been improved in a big way. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Lamb should benefit in a big way from the addition of Pickens. Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 For Blum, he’s built his empire on movies made on the cheap that can still be marketed as events, break out in a big way, and spawn franchises. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in a big way

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“In a big way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20big%20way. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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