league Idiom, Proverb

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big league

big league
An area of tough competition and high rewards; the largest or foremost of its kind. For example, Winning an Oscar put this unknown actress in the big league. The term alludes to the major (big) leagues of American baseball. [Late 1800s] Also see big time, def. 2.

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in league

Idiom(s): in league (with sb)

Theme: COOPERATION

in cooperation with someone; in a conspiracy with someone.
• The mayor is in league with the city treasurer. They are misusing public money.
• Those two have been in league for years.

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in league with

in secret agreement or partnership with someone The union has been in league with management in trying to build the new factory.

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in league with|in league|league

or informal

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in the same league

in the same league
On the same level of skill, in the same class, as in As a woodworker, Bill wishes he were in the same league as Carl, who is a master carpenter. This metaphoric expression alludes to the leagues of baseball clubs, categorized as major or minor. It is often put negatively as not in the same league, as in This restaurant is not in the same league as the French café across the street. [Early 1900s]

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Ivy League

Since 1954 the Ivy League has been the following universities Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Harvard.

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Ivy League|Ivy|League

n. A small group of the older and more famous eastern U.S. colleges and universities. Several Ivy League teams play each other regularly each year. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton were the original Ivy League.

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league

league
see big league; in league with; in the same league.

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Major league

Something major league is very important.

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not in the same league with

Idiom(s): not in the same league with sb or sth

Theme: COMPARISON

not anywhere nearly as good as someone or something.
• John isn't in the same league with Bob and his friends.
• This house isn't in the same league with our old one.

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Out of my league

If someone or something is out of your league, you aren't good enough or rich enough, etc, for it or them.