play big
play big · plays big · played big · playing big
To play for high stakesTo play for high stakes; to be willing to take risks.
» His last play was a big hit.
Его последняя пьеса имела большой успех.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To play for high stakes; to be willing to take risks.
Near-synonym: aim high
Examples
10 sentencesHis last play was a big hit.
ruЕго последняя пьеса имела большой успех.
Yanni will play against the big guys.
You play big and you psyche everybody out.
The play ran a big advertisement in the newspapers.
ruОб этой пьесе были большие объявления в газетах.
Sami was about to play the biggest show of his career.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plays big, playing big, played big, played big| Base form | play big · to play big |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays big |
| Present participle | playing big |
| Past simple | played big |
| Past participle | played big |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedthink big
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle