Definition of big boy
: big gun
—usually used in plural
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Examples of big boy in a Sentence
when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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But in the cosmic scheme of things, not quite enough traction to hang with the big boys.
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And, so, yes, the Flyers — who haven’t won a Stanley Cup since Gerald Ford was in the White House and gas was 57 cents a gallon — seem on the verge of being able to compete with the big boys.
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So, the big boys and their wives took a quick jaunt to the South Lawn of the White House, where the world leaders pushed dirt over the sapling that appears to have already been planted by someone else.
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Translation: the Marlins aren't equipped to mash with the big boys, and Monday provided proof of that.
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Because of this Leicester will not want to lose any other players, with England defender Harry Maguire and Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi already being reportedly watched by the 'big boys' in the league.
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One by one, or at times, 4 by 4, the big boys, the betting favorites, went down in a heap of sparks, skid marks and twisted metal.
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The Retrievers had improved and turned into a team that could compete with the big boys.
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Proceed with caution, as this big boy's 10.5-percent ABV is masked nicely by a huge malt bill.
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First Known Use of big boy
1916
big boy Synonyms
Synonyms
big, big cheese, big gun, big leaguer, big shot, big wheel, big-timer, bigfoot, biggie, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), honcho, kingfish, kingpin, nabob, nibs, wheel;
Antonyms
lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch;
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