big league
See also: bigleague and big-league
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]big league (plural big leagues)
- A major league.
Translations
[edit]major league — see major league
Adjective
[edit]big league (comparative more big league, superlative most big league)
- Major league (pertaining to the highest level of professional sports).
- He made a real big league play.
- Major league (significant, important).
Translations
[edit]major league — see major league
Adverb
[edit]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.
Usage notes
[edit]- In 2016, Donald Trump often used big league unusually as an adverb, rather than a noun or adjective, which was widely misinterpreted as bigly.[1]