Appendix:Snowclones/with great X, comes great Y

English

Alternative forms

• great X A great Y

Phrase

with great X, comes great Y

1. (snowclone) States a causation in which Y follows X. Often, this phrase is used in a solemn tone, employed sarcastically for minor things that are not nearly as serious as suggested.
   1. Often stated in the format "with great X, comes great responsibility".
      • 2014, Kaushal Yogi, The Rise Of Bull's: a family with a broad smile by Kaushal Yogi, Kaushal Yogi, page 44:

        Now as far as family is concerned, my family always favored plain moustache over moustache and beard. […] Old SS Chu once said that with great moustache comes great responsibility, so we do took some real hard decisions at times because of that.

   2. Often stated in the format "with great power, comes great Y".
      • 2015, Rex van der Spuy, Advanced Game Design with HTML5 and JavaScript, Apress, →ISBN, page 36:

        Why is inheritance the evil twin? Because with great power comes great danger. She will tempt you into building fragile chains of dependencies […]

Derived terms

• great haste makes great waste