Old meant big and as he got bigger and smarter the right answer meant more fingers.

And I mean big, two meters tall and almost as wide across the torso.

The first one, "Velika", is an adjective, meaning big or great.

At that time the word great meant big.

And they do mean big: the bass must be over 38 inches long for you to be able to legally take it home.

At that time the word "great" simply meant big, and had not acquired its modern connotations of excellence.

"He is big - I mean big - and not easy to push around."

This is our chance to make it big and I mean really big.

If you want to be electrifying, buy a big bottle, and I mean really big.

Back then, great meant big as in a big obstacle to overland travel.