Big picture
/bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 The main film in a double feature. British, Ireland, dated
- 3 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, picture.
Synonyms
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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.