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单词 big boys
释义

big boy

noun

: big gun
usually used in plural

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
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • kahuna
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • major leaguer
  • muckety-muck
  • muck-a-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob [chiefly British]
  • pooh-bah
  • poo-bah
  • wheel
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Example Sentences

when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
Recent Examples on the Web The Move is a big boy, though, weighing in at a hefty 6.6 pounds and measuring nearly 10 inches tall. Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 8 June 2022 The Man now, the guy in big boy pants, in the captain’s chair, calling the shots. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021 Better pack an extra-long extension cord for that big boy for Indianapolis, eh, Coach Ferentz? Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2021 Faron II is a big boy — 80 pounds at 18 months — his coat smooth and shiny and black, his eyes brown and soulful. Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2021 Oh, shut up and put on your big boy panties, Romaine. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2021 For the first time since the City Section had a single division in 1974, Lincoln (9-0, 4-0) is on the verge of making the big boy playoffs following a 52-34 victory over Franklin on Friday night. Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021 Beat the winless Eagles on the road — the 0-9 Eagles — and 5-6 New Mexico State the following week and South finishes 6-6, bowl eligible and with its best season in D1 since its big boy transition in 2013-14. Charles Hollis, al, 13 Oct. 2021 This was big boy football at its very best, and the player left standing tallest was sophomore quarterback Elijah Brown of Mater Dei. Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

big boys

noun

plural of big boy
as in bigs
one of high position or importance within a group when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bigs
  • heavyweights
  • big guns
  • major leaguers
  • big leaguers
  • heavy hitters
  • wheels
  • big shots
  • big wheels
  • heavies
  • lions
  • big cheeses
  • kings
  • fat cats
  • poo-bahs
  • tycoons
  • high-muckety-mucks
  • magnates
  • muck-a-mucks
  • princes
  • biggies
  • bigwigs
  • queens
  • bigfeet
  • bigfoots
  • nawabs
  • barons
  • princesses
  • nibs
  • nobs
  • kingfish
  • kahunas
  • mucky-mucks
  • nabobs
  • big-timers
  • high-muck-a-mucks
  • czars
  • kingpins
  • pooh-bahs
  • muckety-mucks
  • moguls
  • honchos
  • tzars
  • tsars
  • VIPs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shrimp
  • zeroes
  • shrimps
  • zeros
  • nobodies
  • subordinates
  • whippersnappers
  • lightweights
  • zilches
  • nonentities
  • inferiors
  • underlings
  • twerps
  • obscurities
  • mediocrities
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