big league
See also: bigleague and big-league
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
big league (plural big leagues)
- A major league.
Translations
major league — see major league
Adjective
big league (comparative more big league, superlative most big league)
- Major league.
- He made a real big league play.
Translations
major league — see major league
Adverb
big league (not comparable)
- (slang) To a significant degree; on a large scale.
- 2015, Donald Trump, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Iran is taking over Iraq, and they’re taking it over big league.
See also
References
- Liam Stack (2016 October 24) “Yes, Trump Really Is Saying ‘Big League,’ not ‘Bigly,’ Linguists Say”, in The New York Times[1]