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what's the big idea

what's the big idea phrase: used to express surprise or dissatisfaction with an action or statement of another person, especially to that person.

Phrase

what's the big idea?

  1. (US, colloquial, often preceded by hey) Used to express surprise or dissatisfaction with an action or statement of another person, especially to that person.
    • I heard you been chatting up my girl. What's the big idea?
    • Hey, what's the big idea, you telling everybody I'd left town?

Questions about what's the big idea

What does what's the big idea mean?
What's the big idea means used to express surprise or dissatisfaction with an action or statement of another person, especially to that person.
What part of speech is what's the big idea?
What's the big idea is a phrase.

Words near what's the big idea in the dictionary

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  6. what's the big idea
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  9. what's the damage
  10. what's the deal
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