Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
big game in British English
noun
1.
large animals that are hunted or fished for sport
2. informal
the objective of an important or dangerous undertaking
big game in American English
1.
large wild animals hunted for sport, as lions, moose, etc.
2.
the object of any important or dangerous undertaking
Examples of 'big game' in a sentence
big game
There was huge enthusiasm before the summer but not big experience of big games.
The Sun (2016)
It should be a really big game with a big atmosphere again.
The Sun (2016)
But it is clear that when big games come round he will be on the bench.
The Sun (2016)
But at the same time we do like playing these big games.
The Sun (2016)
That did not deserve a yellow card as you have to manage incidents like that in big games.
The Sun (2017)
To play in big games, that is the most important thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's definitely a big game now and one we have to get something out of.
The Sun (2016)
It's a very big game for us and we need to get the three points to get our season going.
The Sun (2016)
We won a big game.
The Sun (2016)
He can decide big games.
The Sun (2016)
Discipline is very important in big games.
The Sun (2016)
It is a big game but it is not war and it is not life and death.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We had a great record last season in the big games and the problem was the consistency.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the fans only want big names in big games.
The Sun (2009)
That's so important in the big games.
The Sun (2010)
For big games, fans are invited into the studio to cheer or boo.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
Sometimes when you are young in a big game, these things happen to you.
The Sun (2010)
It is more of a good thing than a bad thing because the big games are the ones you want to play in.
The Sun (2009)
This was a big game but it's not going to decide our season.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Earnings from big game hunting have been a major source of foreign currency for Zimbabwe.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Big game hunting is a rich man's pastime.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The legend of this club has been based on nights like this, big games and big comebacks.
The Sun (2013)
They are used to big names and big games, but the forward battle does get the props going.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The first goal will be massively important and it's one of the biggest games of the season for us.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Next week's a big game.
The Sun (2013)
A lot of qualified that this is the biggest game in the club's history.
The Sun (2010)
It's a big game for the fans and we'll go there confident now.
The Sun (2012)
So it isn't one big game with Moody.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Samoa have got one big game in them, which could be against Wales.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He said: 'This is one of the biggest games in world rugby.
The Sun (2006)
He said: 'I played in some really big games there and enjoyed some good times.
The Sun (2010)
They probably hunted on a fairly large scale, and there is good evidence that their social life was strongly oriented around the hunting of big game animals.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)