big year
An informal competition among birdwatchers to determine who can see or hear the…An informal competition among birdwatchers to determine who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.
» I had a big year.
Meaning
2 sensesAn informal competition among birdwatchers to determine who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, year.
Examples
6 sentencesI had a big year.
The company has fixed big goals this year.
deDie Firma hat dieses Jahr große Ziele festgesetzt.
The pears are big this year.
deDieses Jahr sind die Birnen groß.
"What are you chewing, big brother?" "Last year's gum."
"What are you chewing, big brother?" "Last year's chewing gum."