play in the big leagues

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Fig. to be involved in something of large or important proportions. (Alludes to playing a professional sport at the highest level.) You had better shape up if you want to play in the big leagues. The conductor shouted at the oboist, "You're playing in the big leagues now. Tune up or ship out."

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She proved she couldn't play in the big leagues last fall and now she's proven it again. Palin's shocking decision could end her president dreams by Asian News International But even though we might never play in the big leagues, we can still train our bodies and workout like we are star athletes. The Grandslam Workout by Steven Stratton / Food/cooking/nutrition community Adam has left Cardiff Town to play in the big leagues up north, so before you can say "I'll have a Hummer, babe" she's mingling with seasoned WAGs, dressing in designer gear, drinking champagne and sleeping in a swanky penthouse. Staying in: BOOK GROUP by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			play down play down to play fair play fast and loose play fast and loose with play first chair play footsie play footsie with play for play for a fool play for a sucker play for keeps play for time play freeze-out play games play God play gooseberry play hard to get play hardball play havoc with play hell play hell with play hooky play ignorant play in play in the big leagues play innocent play into hands play into the hands of play it by ear play it cool play it for all it's worth play it safe play like play musical chairs play off play off against play on play on heartstrings play out play out of your skin play over play part play politics play possum play Russian roulette play safe play second fiddle play silly buggers play the devil with play the field			play hard to get play hardball play havoc with play havoc with play havoc with someone or something play heart out play hell play hell play hell play hell with play hob play hob play hob play hob with play hob with someone or something play hooky play hooky play hunch play hunch play hunch play hunch play hunch play ignorant play in play in play in Peoria play in Peoria play in Peoria play in Peoria play in Peoria play in the big leagues play innocent play into hands play into hands play into hands play into hands play into hands play into hands play into the hands of play into the hands of play into the hands of play into the hands of play into the hands of play into the hands of Play It Again Sports play it by ear play it by ear play it by ear play it by ear play it by ear Play It Cool play it for all it's worth play it safe play it safe play it safe play it safe play it safe play it safe Play Ku play like Play Like a Champion Today

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