"big boys" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-big boys.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} big boys
  1. plural of big boy Tags: form-of, plural Form of: big boy
    Sense id: en-big_boys-en-noun-dIGYwTK1

Noun

Audio: en-au-big boys.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} big boys pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic, plural only) The people or bodies with the most influence and/or power. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-big_boys-en-noun--G~bGfc~ Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 39 61

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