One big happy family In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "one big happy family", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2021-05-25 10:05

Meaning of One big happy family

One big happy family American British phrase

American British phrase

a group of people living or working together or in close proximity, who have intimate relationships. Sometimes, it is used ironically.

I lived in a dormitory with four other people. We had many things in common and we shared everything with one another, like one big happy family.

“Look! A group of intimate colleagues, like one big happy family where everybody hates everybody else!”

“We used to be one big happy family and now we blame each other like that?"

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