to be a big if
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to be a condition or requirement that is uncertain or potentially challenging to fulfill
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Idiom
Informal
Exempel
If we can secure the necessary funding, the project's success is possible, but that is a big if.
The team might win the championship if their star player recovers in time, but that's a big if.
