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Idiom

one big happy family

Meaning

A group of people who get along well together.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We all work together like one big happy family.”

“Despite their different backgrounds, the team members quickly bonded and became one big happy family.”

“The community center fostered such a sense of belonging that the volunteers often referred to themselves as one big happy family, united by their shared goals.”

Examples

simple

“We all work together like one big happy family.”

contextual

“Despite their different backgrounds, the team members quickly bonded and became one big happy family.”

complex

“The community center fostered such a sense of belonging that the volunteers often referred to themselves as one big happy family, united by their shared goals.”

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