Video | TO BE BIG ON

Hi! This is Amy, with Go Places English and today I want to talk about TO BE BIG ON in American English.

TO BE BIG ON something is another way to say you like or enjoy something.

For example: I’m really big on hiking.

This means I really like and enjoy hiking.

The sentence structure is the verb BE plus BIG ON plus the object.

We don’t use TO BE BIG ON a person. For example, if I want to say, I like you, I can’t say I’m big on you. That just sounds weird. So use TO BE BIG ON for things and places.

To make it negative we can say, TO NOT BE BIG ON something.

For example: I’m not big on camping.

Let’s practice some sentences together. Repeat after me.

She’s big on science fiction movies.

I’m big on chocolate, especially dark chocolate.

He’s big on astrology.

I’m not big on amusement parks.

They’re big on language learning.

We’re really big on gift giving in our family.

A lot of people aren’t big on exercise.

She’s big on books and reading.

We are really big on art.

I’m really big on teaching you English.

Good. Try making some sentences using TO BE BIG ON and write them in the comments.

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