gigantic leap
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgiganticandleap
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gigantic
adjective
uk/ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.tɪk/us/ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.t̬ɪk/
extremely ...
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leap
noun[C]
uk/liːp/us/liːp/
a big change, increase, ...
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(Definition ofgiganticandleapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It may be a short administrative step, but it is agiganticleapfor the future of the school.
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It was agiganticleap, as we all understand.
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It would be onegiganticleapbackwards and a whiff of the old times if this were reintroduced.
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They have taken a tiny step instead of agiganticleap.
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This package, far from controlling inflation, still less reducing it, will make agiganticleapin accelerating it.
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This is not just a move towards changes; it is not a cautious step, but agiganticleap—a leap into the darkness.
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We are not taking agiganticleapon this subject, and we certainly do not wish to cause tension.
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Given the complexity of the subject matter, this could certainly not have been taken for granted, and it amounts in itself to agiganticleapforward.
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This man, had he but known it, could have said with complete justification, one small step for man, onegiganticleapforward for literature and for the whole civilisation.
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This is agiganticleapto take quality control in hand and make the cymbals better.
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