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be big of you

if an action is big of you, it is kind, good, or helpful

Usage notes: This phrase is usually used humorously or angrily to mean the opposite.

It was big of him to admit that these problems are really his fault. You can spare me an hour next week? That's really big of you!

See also: big, of