big show
English
Noun
- The largest and most prominent performance in a circus.
- (sports) The major leagues, as compared to minor leagues.
- 2010, Ted Taylor, The Ultimate Philadelphia Athletics Reference Book 1901-1954, page 70:
- He was thirty-one when he finally made it to the big show, having labored in the minors since 1924.
- 2011, Robert Montes, White Mexican, page 316:
- These Swedes also had a ticket to the big show of hockey, after their high school careers.
Synonyms
- (highest level in a field): big time, big league, major league
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