| 单词 | to play with the big boys |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play with the big boys c. colloquial (originally U.S.). An important or influential man; (also) a leading figure, organization, etc.; a major player. to play with the big boys: to compete at the highest level, esp. precociously or prematurely. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has leading position or is most important firstc1275 coba1420 principalsa1425 cock1542 chief1569 colossus1605 primore1625 cape1650 sachem1684 leading light1707 high priest1737 king bee1792 gentleman, man of lead1793 queen bee1823 primo basso1826 spokesman1828 protagonist1837 kingpin1861 key man1895 headliner1896 big boy1921 numero uno1944 godfather1963 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has influence substantial1548 men of light and leading1790 big fish1827 big1833 sommité1856 leader1858 baron1876 heavyweight1889 Big Daddy1898 uncrowned king (queen)1917 big boy1921 top gun1941 1921 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 2 May 4/3 The Staley baseball and football teams are being operated along legitimate lines and the big boys know it even if our dear friends in the Evergreen City don't. 1929 W. R. Burnett Little Caesar i. i. 12 The Big Boy can't fix murder. He can fix anything but murder. 1930 Ireton (Iowa) Ledger 7 Aug. 1/1 The Sioux Falls Canaries will meet the Spencer, Iowa, Cubs, also an exceedingly fast semi-pro aggregation who are playing with the big boys. 1940 Times Weekly 27 Nov. 10 We had one of the really ‘big boys’ on board—the brother of the one I dropped at Munich. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 June 44 With a wine list and $6 main dishes, Yes! is playing with the big boys. 2006 Office Products Internat. (Nexis) 1 Oct. 32 Tesco, Wal-Mart and the rest of the mass-market retailers are the big boys of the retail world. < as lemmas |
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