big fat
idiom
—used for emphasis
That's a big fat lie!
Come here and give me a big fat kiss.
He came home with a big fat F on his report card.
Examples of big fat in a Sentence
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People traveled to the big fat wedding event from states as far as Texas and countries as far as Amsterdam.
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USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Its 10-speed transmission is smooth, though, and shifting from D-R-D-R during U-turns with your big fat stalk-shift – as opposed to a wheel or similar - went as quickly as these things can go.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
What is your worst-case scenario — saying nothing and feeling like a big fat doormat, or speaking up, only to have your roommate move out/declare war/start a cold war/ignore you completely and continue hosting her boyfriend as usual?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
The little zero times the big fat zero equals the biggest zero of all.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2014
Reopened this summer with a big fat renovation, Four Seasons Boston’s mega glow-up eradicated the formerly be-marbled and a bit 1980s-ish luxury look.
—Linda Laban, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
Roman mythology had Pan, a big fat party animal and actually pretty fun goat-guy.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Now, multiply that total by the numerical coefficient of the fact that our actions in both Iraq and Syria strongly benefit Iran—by, in other words, a big fat zero.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2014
Read full article Take the following with a big fat grain of salt.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Its 10-speed transmission is smooth, though, and shifting from D-R-D-R during U-turns with your big fat stalk-shift – as opposed to a wheel or similar - went as quickly as these things can go.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
What is your worst-case scenario — saying nothing and feeling like a big fat doormat, or speaking up, only to have your roommate move out/declare war/start a cold war/ignore you completely and continue hosting her boyfriend as usual?
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
The little zero times the big fat zero equals the biggest zero of all.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2014
Reopened this summer with a big fat renovation, Four Seasons Boston’s mega glow-up eradicated the formerly be-marbled and a bit 1980s-ish luxury look.
—Linda Laban, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
Roman mythology had Pan, a big fat party animal and actually pretty fun goat-guy.
—Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Now, multiply that total by the numerical coefficient of the fact that our actions in both Iraq and Syria strongly benefit Iran—by, in other words, a big fat zero.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2014
Read full article Take the following with a big fat grain of salt.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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“Big fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20fat. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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