Big picture

/bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The totality of a situation.

    "I do not care whether it is placed or not, if I get my stuff to that ship. Now, it is my job to look at the big picture."

  2. 2
    The main film in a double feature. British, Ireland, dated
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, picture.

Example

More examples

"I do not care whether it is placed or not, if I get my stuff to that ship. Now, it is my job to look at the big picture."

Etymology

From a figurative sense of picture meaning "situation." First attested in 1904.