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 Big.Big-en’dians. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Big Bird.
 
To get the big bird (i.e. the goose). To be hissed on the stage. A theatrical expression.   1
 


 Big.Big-en’dians. 

 
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