English · Word pair Candidate

big and small

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Everyone or everything, regardless of size or importance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: physical dimensions

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent gạn đục khơi trong separate the wheat from the chaff Tiếng Việt Near equivalent separate the wheat from the chaff To distinguish valuable or useful things from worthless ones English · via gạn đục khơi trong Near equivalent scare the living daylights out of Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. English · via gạn đục khơi trong

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Common questions

What does “big and small” mean?

Everyone or everything, regardless of size or importance Literally: physical dimensions

Is “big and small” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“gạn đục khơi trong” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.