big of one



big of one

Generous of one, as in It was big of Bill to give his brother his entire paycheck. This expression may be used either straightforwardly (as above) or sarcastically, as in How big of you to save the absolute worst seat for me. [c. 1940]
See also: big, of, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ahmad-Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
Suresha-Hinduism
GÜLten-Turkish
Hanne (2)HAH-nə (German), HAHN-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), HAN-ne (Danish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Beatrice['bi:ətris]
Agapetus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)