| 单词 | to come up big |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come up big (also huge, large) 26. intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). to come up big (also huge, large): to achieve success; to perform well.Chiefly in sporting contexts. ΚΠ 1943 Billboard 17 July 20/1 Maurice Rocco, boogie-woogie pianist, has scored in local cocktail spots and is now coming up big in New York. 1975 N.Y. Times 23 Apr. 35 When our back is up against the wall..and we have to come up big, I think that's when we play our best. 1985 Washington Post 22 Apr. c1/4 [The goaltender]..came up large in the first period and then we just seemed to outplay them. 1998 R. Hundley & T. McEachin Hot Rod Hundley i. 10 Antoine Carr came up huge in that game too, scoring 12 points in the second half. 2015 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Sports section) s3 The 31-year-old from Sierra Leone's three goals in four playoff games proves he comes up big in pressure situations. < as lemmas |
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