bush-league
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What happened in the California state Assembly truly was a bush-league error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
What he’s giving them in return is a strange, bush-league, pull-it-out-of-your-ear, always-indulge-your-emotions campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2016
I don’t care how married to him you are, that’s a bush-league move.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2016
But we’ve seen enough brooding bush-league Walter Whites in cable antihero dramas that that’s a good thing.
From Time ● Jan. 29, 2015
And he had not forgotten a good turn Blume had done him back in his bush-league days.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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But in a bush league snub, he chooses to be Commissioner Rob, not Commissioner Bob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2025
There was no criticism or negative viewpoint, however, from the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner for Clark despite her committing the bush league act on Reese.
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
While creative, his move drew the ire of plenty of current and former college and pro players who viewed the "gotcha" moment as bush league.
From Fox News ● Dec. 10, 2021
“It was like the bush league of independent leagues.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2020
That woman ought to get out of the bush league and pitch for the New Yorks!
From Mixed Faces by Roy Norton
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