
We gave the youngest his first "Big Boy" bicycle today. He promptly jumped on and took off. He
never pedaled on his tricycle; we frankly thought we'd have to spend a few days teaching him how to pump with this leg then that one, this leg then that one. Clearly, he already knew how to pedal and pedal well; he was just saving his efforts for the
big leagueidiom1.
Sports. A major league.
2.
Informal. The most prestigious level of accomplishment.
"big league." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 10 Aug. 2006. http://www.answers.com/topic/big-league
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