big picture

== English == === Etymology === From a figurative sense of picture meaning "situation." First attested in 1904. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ === Noun === big picture (plural big pictures) The totality of a situation. (British, Ireland, dated) The main film in a double feature. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big,‎ picture. ==== Synonyms ==== (totality of situation): grand scheme, thirty-thousand-foot view ==== Related terms ==== bigger picture ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bigger fish to fry bird's-eye view gestalt gist overview see the forest for the trees === Further reading === “big picture”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.