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 if these games proved the Phillies can hang with the big boys, the outcomes indicated they still must learn to win.
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Banding together Of the 18 companies that belong to the Washington Independent Telecommunications Association (WITA) , Whidbey Telecom is considered one of the big boys.
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The new four-cylinder for the Sierra and Silverado is more proof that engine tech once seen as exotic and experimental is now ready for the big boys.
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The big fine is agreed upon behind closed doors by the big boy network.
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Former Bengals coordinator Paul Guenther gets the big boy for the middle of his 4-3. 11.
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But the thinking was probably to get another big boy on the block.
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Nor is it just the big boys cashing in; at least 16 battle-royale games are slated to come out in 2018 alone, with more to come next year.
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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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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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