big if

Noun

 * 1) An unlikely but necessary condition.
 * 2) * 1868 Montgomery Schuyler, The Pioneer Church: Or, The Story of a New Parish in the West (Boston: Riverside Press, 1868), p. 2:
 * "If I were only old enough," said Kate, "and knew enough to teach a day-school, I would begin at once and save half of my money [...]."
 * "Oh!" Edward replied, "there's a big if in the way."
 * 1) * 2004, Dale Brown, Dreamland: Strike Zone, HarperCollins, ISBN 0060502835, page 217,
 * "If they believe us," said the admiral, "and that's a big if, then we're in a race with them to find this thing. Because if they grab it—"

Translations

 * Danish: stort spørgsmålstegn
 * Finnish: iso jos
 * Polish: wielka niewiadoma