This picture was electronically drawn by Erika Aoyama on March 11, 2003.
The meaning of this proverb is opposite to that of "Good
things come in small packages." You
use this proverb to say that if something is bigger than others, it
is better.
If someone says, "The bigger, the better,"
he/she means that something is good because it is big.
Example:
A. Which stereo system do you want to buy?
B. This big one. It has more features, and the sound quality is better. The
bigger, the better.
Picture:
This picture was electronically drawn by Erika Aoyama on March 11, 2003.
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