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big league
1[ big leeg ]
noun
- Sports. a major league, as in baseball:
His debut in the big leagues was as a relief pitcher for the Dodgers in the final game of the regular season.
- Informal. the area of greatest competition, highest achievement or rewards, etc.:
He's a local politician who isn't ready for the big league.
big-league
2[ big-leeg ]
adjective
- Sports. of or belonging to a major league:
a big-league pitcher.
- Informal. among the largest, foremost, etc., of its kind:
the big-league steel companies.
Other 51Թ Forms
- big lea·guer -·ܱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of big league1
Origin of big league2
Idioms and Phrases
An area of tough competition and high rewards; the largest or foremost of its kind. For example, Winning an Oscar put this unknown actress in the big league . The term alludes to the major (big) leagues of American baseball. [Late 1800s] Also see big time , def. 2.Example Sentences
As a result, the challenge for this season, at least, was how Sasaki could keep improving the finer details of his game while acclimating to an immediate transition from Japan to the big leagues.
“It was a pleasure to learn in the big leagues.”
“It’s kind of really made him appreciate taking the mound, being active in the big leagues,” manager Dave Roberts said.
The Premier League wanted to be aligned with the rest of Europe's big leagues around when the summer window closes.
It has been nearly two years since Dustin May started at the big league level.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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