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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This decades-old favor will pay off in a big way for Sal and make an already-humiliating evening even more of a bummer of Matt, though neither of them realizes this yet. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 May 2025 Longtime Fox & Friends co-anchor Steve Doocy announced on Thursday that his role at the morning show is changing in a big way. Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 1 May 2025 With a $50 purchase of the $6,000,000 Wealth game, all of his ticket buying has now paid off in a big way. Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025 And the pain of 2025 could pay off in a big way come April 2026. Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.

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