Big One
A hypothetical massive earthquake somewhere along the Pacific coast of North America,…A hypothetical massive earthquake somewhere along the Pacific coast of North America, but especially one projected to cause catastrophic damage to a major city such as Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles.
» That big one is also mine.
Diese große gehört auch mir.
Тот большой - тоже мой.
Тот большой тоже мой.
Та большая тоже моя.
То большое тоже моё.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, usually)A hypothetical massive earthquake somewhere along the Pacific coast of North America, but especially one projected to cause catastrophic damage to a major city such as Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles.
(broadly, colloquial)Any other hypothetical event with the potential to be far more devastating than previous events of the same type.
Near-synonym: mother of all
Examples
72 sentencesThat big one is also mine.
ruТот большой - тоже мой. — fjay69
deDiese große gehört auch mir. — Vortarulo
We caught a big one there.
This cat is as big as that one.
ruЭтот кот такой же большой, как тот. — odexed
deDiese Katze ist so groß wie jene. — Tamy
This box isn't as big as that one.
ruЭта коробка не такая большая, как та. — odexed
It's too big for one person to carry.