[Idiom] look large

[naeem702]

look large

 

[Grumpy]

What's your question?

 

[Dan Vanderheiden]

look large

That can be any number of things. Perhaps you mean "Large and intimidating", or maybe "Seems more important that it is"?

 

[mara_ce]

Look large or loom large?

 

[probus]

"Loom large" is heavily overused and has perhaps already become a cliché. If you want that cliché go ahead and use it. Otherwise you should probably prefer "look large".

 

[Raymott]

"Loom large" is heavily overused and has perhaps already become a cliché. If you want that cliché go ahead and use it. Otherwise you should probably prefer "look large".

How can you prefer one two-word phrase over another if you have no idea what it's there for?