quedar grande

to be too big for

quedar grande(keh-dahr grahn-deh)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to be too loose for)

a. to be too big for

Debo de haber adelgazado porque esta falda ahora me queda grande.

I must have lost weight because this skirt is too big for me now.

b. to be too big on

Estos jeans me quedan grandes, ¿verdad? No me los llevo.

These jeans are too big on me, aren't they? I'm not going to get them.

2. (to be overwhelming for)

a. to be too much for

Apenas tiene experiencia laboral, y ese trabajo le queda grande.

He hardly has any work experience, and that job is too much for him.

b. to be more than one can handle

Eva dice que ella vivió siempre en una ciudad de provincias y que Nueva York le queda grande.

Eva says she always lived in a provincial town, and New York is more than she can handle.