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loom large
Idioms and Phrases
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 鈥渃ome into view,鈥 a usage dating from the late 1500s.Example Sentences
That conflict may not loom large in the minds of most Americans.
The two most zealous space buffs on Earth loom large in Washington, with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in a moon race with their respective rocket enterprises, Blue Origin and Space X.
But potential and very public European splits loom large.
England's next one-day internationals are against West Indies in May - sandwiched between a Test against Zimbabwe and the India series - before they play South Africa in September, by which time the Ashes will loom large.
This spring always figured to loom large for Miller, the team鈥檚 former first-round draft pick and breakout rookie star.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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