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big league

 
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–noun
1. Sports. major league.
2. Often, big leagues. Informal. the area of greatest competition, highest achievement or rewards, etc.: He's a local politician who isn't ready for the big league.
Origin:
1895–1900

big-league

  [big-leeg]
–adjective
1. Sports. of or belonging to a major league: a big-league pitcher.
2. Informal. among the largest, foremost, etc., of its kind: the big-league steel companies.
Origin:
1895–1900; adj. use of big league
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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big league  
n.  

  1. Sports A major league.

  2. Informal The most prestigious level of accomplishment.

big leaguer n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
big league

  1. n.
    a situation where competition is keen and a high level of performance is expected. (Usually plural. Referred originally to major league sports.) : You're in the big leagues now—no more penny-ante stuff.
  2. mod.
    and big-league. professional; big time. (From baseball.) : When I'm a big-league star, I'll send you free tickets.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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big league

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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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