big man on campus
Example Sentences
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If you’re asking, you’ve clearly been playing hooky when it comes to Netflix’s new original-movie empire aimed at teens, a genre in which Centineo is the big man on campus.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2019
None of them may be the big man on campus, but they represent that quaint, almost outdated notion of the “student-athlete,” and Beard chooses to honor them that way.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2019
Then there’s Brad Greene, who unequivocally qualifies as the big man on campus.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2017
The position isn’t as macho as linebacker; you don’t become the big man on campus kicking extra points.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2016
Plus, I was finally a big man on campus.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
