with a small "c", "d", etc.
used to say something is more general or less extreme than the usual meaning:
She is deeply conservative with a small "c" (= has traditional values, rather than being a member or supporter of the Conservative Party).
Management is all about politics with a small "p".
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- board
- generalist
- generally
- helicopter view
- impressionistic
- in all idiom
- large
- primarily
- principle
- sense
- simply
- substantially
- the big/bigger picture idiom
- thing
- whole
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