English Explanatory Dictionary

bigger than Ben Hur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. huge, extravagant.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bigger than Ben Hur

Etymology

A comparison to the extravagance of the 1899 play Ben-Hur. Though the phrase is often erroneously claimed to have been coined in reference to the 1959 film, use of the phrase long predates the film.

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