Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - big time
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Big time
big time
also big-time 1. You can use big time to refer to the highest level of an activity or sport where you can achieve the greatest amount of success or importance. If you describe a person as big time, you mean they are successful and important. (INFORMAL) He took a long time to settle in to big-time football. ...a big-time investment banker. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If someone hits the big time, they become famous or successful in a particular area of activity. (INFORMAL) He hit the big time with films such as Ghost and Dirty Dancing. N-SING: the N 3. You can use big time if you want to emphasize the importance or extent of something that has happened. (AM INFORMAL) They screwed things up big time... America lost big-time. ADV: ADV after v c darkgreen]emphasis
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1.
noun Date: 1910 1. a high-paying vaudeville circuit requiring only two performances a day 2. the top rank of an activity or enterprise • big-timer noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
1. классное (четкое, клевое) время; 2. элитарная, лидирующая, привилегированная группа или класс; 3. big-time - крутой, важный ...Англо-русский словарь идиом
3.
1. ам. разг. представление (особ эстрадное), имеющее шумный успех 2. ам. разг. успех 3. ам. разг. экстра-класс (об артисте, спортсмене) footballer breaking into the big time —- игрок, пробившийся в большой футбол ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
operator матерый жулик BIG-TIME adj.; coll. 1) пользующийся шумным успехом - big-time comedian 2) выдающийся, из ряда вон выходящий - big-time operator BIG-TIME comedian знаменитый комический актер ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ n the big time the position of being very famous or important, for example in the entertainment business or in politics (He really made it to the big time when his book was turned into a Hollywood movie.) - big-time adj (big-time cocaine dealers) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
{n.}, {informal} 1. A very enjoyable time at a party or other pleasurable gathering. * /I certainly had a big time at the club last night./ 2. The top group; the leading class; the best or most important company. * /After his graduation from college, he soon made the big time in baseball./ * /Many young actors go to Hollywood, but few of them reach the big time./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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