be big on in English

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        "Have great interest in something; be enthusiastic about something."
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        "(informal) Have great interest in something; be enthusiastic about something."
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "interesarle mucho"
        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "ser entusiasta de"
        }
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  "word": "be big on"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "is big on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was big on",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
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          "great",
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        "(informal) Have great interest in something; be enthusiastic about something."
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        "informal"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "interesarle mucho"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "ser entusiasta de"
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  "word": "be big on"
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"be big on" meaning in English

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