big league
noun/ˈbɪɡ liːɡ/
/ˈbɪɡ liːɡ/
(North American English)- [countable] a group of teams in a professional sport, especially baseball, that play at the highest level
- Hopefully he'll get called up to teh big leagues soon.
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- the big league[singular] (informal) a very successful and important group
- Over the past year, the company has joined the big league.
- The move propelled her into the political big league.
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