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What does “on the large side" mean in below? --- "And the ring - displayed in a photo posted on Hilton's Twitter account - is on the large side, to say the least. "
What does “on the large side" mean in below? --- "And the ring - displayed in a photo posted on Hilton's Twitter account - is on the large side, to say the least. "
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@blasphemy2010 Thank you! Can we use it to describe other objects, or ring only? Why not just simply say "is large"?
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