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loom large
loom large (on the horizon)
Cliché to be of great importance, especially when referring to an upcoming problem, danger, or threat. The exams were looming large on the horizon. Eviction was looming large when the tenants could not pay their rent.
loom large
to be important
Car trips loom large in my family's history. Usage notes: often said of something that causes worry: The threat of tragic events loomed large over a whaling voyage.
loom large
if a subject looms large, it causes people to think or worry a lot The threat of unemployment looms large in these people's lives.
See as large as lifeloom large
Appear imminent in a threatening, magnified form. For example, The possibility of civil war loomed large on the horizon, or Martha wanted to take it easy for a week, but the bar exam loomed large. This term employs loom in the sense of "come into view," a usage dating from the late 1500s.