"By and large" means "on the whole", "generally speaking", "all things considered".
The phrase actually comes from a nautical term roughly meaning against the wind i.e. difficult (by) and with the wind i.e. easy (large).
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Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant something extreme, fine, powerful, large or remarkable. It could also be spelled roncher.
"was falling" is the verb phrase.
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It a phrase for when there is a large group or shoal of fish.
To have a large vocabulary. To be expert in using appropriate words. To have good command over using words.
Overwicht is a simple Dutch phrase and when it is translated into English, it simply means overweight. This phrase can also be translated to very large.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a deck of cards. This phrase came from the large number of card sharps working the railroads.
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Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a large quantity. The image is of a raft piled high with goods.
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Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This meant a large mosquito. It was so big it would nip at your gallbladder when it bit you.
A palfrey is a large, cold blood horse. They were usually horses that knights, or warriors rode. The phrase a palfrey brown would mean she rode a brown horse.