big game
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2.3
- noun
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- The first big game is tomorrow.
- watch the big game
- ticket to the big game
- win the big game
We get to play a big game for sure.
- We get to play a big game for sure.
- Is this like your guys's biggest game, SC Notre Dame?
- Yes, you're never going back to win that big game at state.
- And then but so like this was a big game for Tafa.
- Finals and big games I think are a problem when it comes to what he's done in those moments.
- The really greats, Ronaldo, Beckham, the gigs, you're going into a big game, big championship game or a big European game.
- That's right, If the excitement of the Octagon isn't enough football fans, don't forget to come join the big game action happening next Sunday at DraftKings Sports Book.
- It's a big game, and the big game is every night.
- And that was a big game, and Reggie and I have stayed close because of that.
- I don't seen, I don't seen a lot of the big games and stuff like that with Kev and you know all them.
Examples
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Are you ready for the big game?
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Well, we got a big game this week.
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You won the big game for five straight years.
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Alright, we got a big game tomorrow.
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You guys ready for the big game?
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We have a big game this weekend.
Fiction book (2000) -
Looking forward to the big game today, England against Iceland.
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They're a Little League team, just won the big game, celebrating and having a ball.
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It's actually where the big game is held, the annual big game between Stanford and UC Berkeley.
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Everyone in the town is excited for the big game this Saturday, where the home team will compete for the championship title.
Synonyms
38
2.0
An important occasion when people come together, like a wedding or concert
37
3.0
The most important event in a show or public gathering
30
2.8
A game that decides which team moves closer to winning the championship
6
2.7
Final match in a cup competition that decides the winner
Antonyms
12
3.3
A sports match played for practice or fun that does not count in official results
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an important sports event' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'big' (understood as large/major or important) combined with 'game' (a sports contest). The adjectival use of 'big' to mean 'important' is common and cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer this sense.
Etymology
Big game for an important sports event may come from that hunting image. In hunting, game meant animals to catch and the biggest were the main prize, so people began calling a major match the big game, meaning the main or most important 'game'.