the big Three, Four, etc.

the Big Three/Four/Five/etc.

A group of three, four, five, etc., people or things that are the most prominent, dominant, or established in an area, field, or discipline. These men came to be known as the Big Six of the civil rights movement, all of whom were instrumental in organizing the famous March on Washington in 1963. It's an open secret that members of the so-called Big Three corporate lobbies have the biggest impact on the crafting of trade legislation in the country.

the big Three, Four, etc.

the dominant group of three, four, etc. informal

1998 Sunday Telegraph The notion that someone outside the so-called ‘Big Four’—the ministerial group which meets before Cabinet —might be given such status is uplifting.

词组	the big Three, Four, etc.
释义	the big Three, Four, etc. the Big Three/Four/Five/etc. A group of three, four, five, etc., people or things that are the most prominent, dominant, or established in an area, field, or discipline. These men came to be known as the Big Six of the civil rights movement, all of whom were instrumental in organizing the famous March on Washington in 1963. It's an open secret that members of the so-called Big Three corporate lobbies have the biggest impact on the crafting of trade legislation in the country. See also: big, five, four, three Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. the big Three, Four, etc. the dominant group of three, four, etc. informal 1998 Sunday Telegraph The notion that someone outside the so-called ‘Big Four’—the ministerial group which meets before Cabinet —might be given such status is uplifting. See also: big Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be greater/more than the sum of its parts be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back! a one-trick pony a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel bushel one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
随便看	What's (one's) age? What's (one's) beef (with someone or something)? What's (one's) damage? what's on tap for (some point in time) What's on tap for today? What's on your mind? What's poppin'? What's popping? what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander What's shakin'? What's shakin' (bacon)? what's somebody playing at? what's somebody's/your game? What's (someone's) problem? What's (something) between friends? What's (something) in aid of? What's (something) when it's at home? What's that? What's that got to do with the price of cheese? What's that got to do with the price of eggs? What's that got to do with the price of fish? What's that got to do with the price of meat? What's that got to do with the price of tea in China? What's that supposed to mean? What's the beef?