Big Game

¹ American  

[big geym] / ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm /

noun

Football.

1. Usually the Big Game an alternate name for the Super Bowl, used in advertising by brands that are not official sponsors and therefore do not have permission to use the trademarked name of the NFL championship game.

   The best time to buy a new television is in late January, during sales promotions for the Big Game.

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big game ² American  

[big geym] / ˈbɪg ˈgeɪm /

noun

1. large wild animals, especially when hunted for sport.

   Expensive vacation packages to hunt big game like leopards or elephants in Africa are marketed almost exclusively to wealthy foreign tourists.

2. large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea anglers.

   Participants in the sport fishing tournament regularly return to shore with big game exceeding 200 pounds.

3. a major objective, especially one that involves risk.

   The merger shows their commitment to the big game, in a market where half measures just won’t pay off.

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big game British  

noun

1. large animals that are hunted or fished for sport

2. informal the objective of an important or dangerous undertaking

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Etymology

Origin of big game

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

"The Ashes for us, unfortunately, hasn't gone the way we wanted it to but we've got one more game in a big game in a big series," said Stokes.

From BBC

"This is a big game, purely because we're walking out there representing England," he said.

From Barron's

Saturday's other big game sees Bath hosting Exeter while Leicester host Saracens on Sunday.

From Barron's

Once considered big game, their population has grown since 1965 as a result of supportive management practices.

From Barron's

Religion isn't always part of it - many athletes have rituals they "must" follow before a big game or race to centre themselves.

From BBC