English Dictionary

big enough and ugly enough

形容詞

くだけた表現

(informal) Mature, grown-up, old enough (with the implication that one can look after oneself and make one's own decisions).

日本語の意味

（非公式な表現で）十分に成熟しており、自立して自分の行動や判断ができる、という状態

At 18 he declared himself big enough and ugly enough to live on his own, and his parents reluctantly agreed.

18歳になった彼は、自分は一人で暮らせるほど十分大人で成熟していると宣言し、両親はしぶしぶ同意した。

意味（1）

(informal) Mature, grown-up, old enough (with the implication that one can look after oneself and make one's own decisions).

Her aunt answered, 'You just go off my child. There are two young women here who are big enough and ugly enough to help me with the dishes.'