the big boys
plural noun
informal
: the most powerful people or companies
He'll have to work pretty hard if he wants to compete with the big boys in the industry.
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Telo Trucks View 6 Images Last year, EV startup Telo launched a compact truck that has the same footprint as a Mini Cooper but boasts a cargo bed that challenges the big boys.
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
Scott Wheeler After several years of Czechia contending with the big boys at the World Juniors and three consecutive medals, this looks like a typical Czech group.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Kieran McKenna’s agent has been the performer of the summer, leveraging apparent interest from the big boys into a bumper new contract for the Ipswich manager, but there is a reason those big boys were keen.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
No wonder the company, so adventurous with the big boys of literature, wanted to push even further into the stratosphere: Now, at the Bard SummerScape festival, ERS is premiering their take on James Joyce’s vertiginous Ulysses.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
Scott Wheeler After several years of Czechia contending with the big boys at the World Juniors and three consecutive medals, this looks like a typical Czech group.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Kieran McKenna’s agent has been the performer of the summer, leveraging apparent interest from the big boys into a bumper new contract for the Ipswich manager, but there is a reason those big boys were keen.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
No wonder the company, so adventurous with the big boys of literature, wanted to push even further into the stratosphere: Now, at the Bard SummerScape festival, ERS is premiering their take on James Joyce’s vertiginous Ulysses.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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