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in a big way

adv. with much ceremony; "they celebrated her birthday in a big way" [syn: with much to-do]

Usage examples of "in a big way".

Believe me, at your age I would have gone Eskimo in a big way, thankful that I had been given a free pass instead of having to attend church and study Martian to qualify.

For that matter, Ustanov would be stretched awful thin trying to keep a lid on an entire planet, if something does go wrong in a big way, even if he had everything already on the planet and all of his battalions were technically at full strength.

But the scientists at the Research Center on Ultima had apparently discovered it was easier to get a great big grant for a great big project than to get a little modest grant for a little modest project, so they were going at it in a big way.

He's given us a lot of trouble and the people round go for him in a big way.

His host happened to be one of those fortunate enough to indulge in his hobby in a big way.

Then he said, still looking at the cup in his hand, He'd been cooking the books in a big way.