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Ajdrian Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Be big about sth, be cool about sth

you try to be big about it
you try to be cool about it

I can't get the meaning of these sentences, can you give me a hand ?

I'd also appreciate if you explain to me how to use this construction.
  

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They are both casual, idiomatic constructions. you try to be big about it = You try to be generous in that situation. you try to be cool about it = You try to be sophisticated and/or unperturbed in that situation

— Mister Micawber

  • They are both casual, idiomatic constructions.
  • you try to be big about it = You try to be generous in that situation.
  • you try to be cool about it = You try to be sophisticated and/or unperturbed in that situation
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They are both casual, idiomatic constructions.

you try to be big about it = You try to be generous in that situation.
you try to be cool about it = You try to be sophisticated and/or unperturbed in that situation
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