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heart as big as Phar Lap

(AU, informal) The quality of being very bighearted .

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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(AU, informal) The quality of being very bighearted .

Origin: In reference to the champion Thoroughbred racehorse Phar Lap (1926–1932), supposed to have had an unusually large heart. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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