play a large part (in something)
play a large part (in something)
To have an extremely important or fundamental role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). There were a lot of reason why I quit, but having to work 10 hours a day played a large part. Punk rock played a large part in forming my aesthetic sensibilities. The rookie quarterback ended up playing a large part in the team's amazing comeback victory yesterday.
See also: large, part, play
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
play a large part
(in something) Go to play a big part (in something).
See also: large, part, play
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- play a big part
- play a big part (in something)
- raison
- raison d'être
- être
- his, your, etc. raison d'être
- part and parcel
- be part and parcel of
- be part and parcel of (something)
- be part and parcel of something