big show
noun1
The largest and most prominent performance in a circus.
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The major leagues, as compared to minor leagues.
- He was thirty-one when he finally made it to the big show, having labored in the minors since 1924.2010, Ted Taylor, The Ultimate Philadelphia Athletics Reference Book 1901-1954, page 70:
- These Swedes also had a ticket to the big show of hockey, after their high school careers.2011, Robert Montes, White Mexican, page 316:
- Synonyms
- big time, big league, major league