Meaning of Idiom ‘Big On Something’
To be big on something means to find it very important; to be enthusiastic or passionate about it; to spend much of one’s time doing something or involved in something; to enjoy something a lot.
Examples Of Use
“Jonathan is really big on fingerstyle guitar.”
“I’m not big on jazz music.”
“We’ve always been big on pets in my family. There were always lots of dogs and cats.”
“My father is big on punctuality. He says he’s never been late in his life.”
“My brother is big on martial arts. He’s obsessed with Bruce Lee.”
Origin
Used since the mid-1800s.
More Idioms Starting with B
- Bigger Fish to Fry (to have)
- Blow My Mind
- Bookworm
- Blow Off Steam
- Bury the Hatchet
- Bells and Whistles
- Behind Closed Doors
- Blow Smoke
More Big Idioms
- Big Fish in a Small Pond, a
- Have Big Balls | A Lot of Balls
- Last of the Big Spenders
- Bigger Fish to Fry (to have)
- Big of You (or one)
More On Idioms
- On Nodding Terms, to be
- Light On Your Feet
- On the Same Wavelength, to be
- Get In On the Ground Floor
- On Hand