be big of someone (to do something)

be big of someone (to do something)
be big of someone (to do something) spoken phrase
used for saying that someone has been kind or generous, especially when you do not really think that they have

It was big of him to help out like that.

Thesaurus: generoussynonym kind and gentle and sensitivesynonym
Main entry: big

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