If you say that something is ~, you are emphasizing that it is very large. (WRITTEN)
...a marketing event of ~ proportions.
...a ~ corruption scandal.
= huge, colossal
ADJ: usu ADJ n emphasis
If you say that something is ~, you are emphasizing that it is very large. (WRITTEN)
...a marketing event of ~ proportions.
...a ~ corruption scandal.
= huge, colossal
ADJ: usu ADJ n emphasis
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012