Noun
big boys
plural of big boy
big boys pl (plural only)
(idiomatic, plural only) The people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.
If you think you can do better than the big boys of electronic engineering, then good luck.
I used to have a great love for Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, the big boys of the last century. Norman MacCaig
I wanted my work to be seen for free in a public space, I want to be up there with Pollock and de Kooning, one of the big boys. Stella Vine
The foolish big boys who fight with their toys are so sadly silly. Dawud Wharnsby
Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering the stock market. Ron Chernow
I could almost smell her fear... Why did it bother me so much? Because she and I were the only women here, and we had to be better than the men. Braver, quicker, whatever. It was a rule for playing with the big boys. Laurell K. Hamilton
I was terrible in my first play. After that experience, I had to face that I wasn't good enough to play with the big boys. I had to go away and learn, so I worked in regional theater for three years. I even understudied at the Kennedy Center. Kevin Spacey