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  1. 14-Jul-2006, 02:32 #1
    cristina saligumba
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    what does the phrase by and large mean?
  2. 14-Jul-2006, 05:31 #2
    JMB1122
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    Default Re: by and large

    "by and large" means: in general; on the whole; everything considered; for the most part”.

    taken from this website:

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bya1.htm
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