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noun group of sports clubs that compete with each other ADJ. cricket, football, etc. They want to start a new football league. | European, northern, etc. | local, national | Sunday He played Sunday League cricket for years. | premier | major, minor major league baseball | super new proposals for a European super league VERB + LEAGUE create, form, set up, start | join The team joined the Northern League last year. | win LEAGUE + NOUN champions, leaders | championship, cup, title | club, side | player | game, match | table | cricket, football, etc. PREP. in a/the ~ The team is now in the Premier League. PHRASES at the bottom/top of the league, (come) bottom/top of the league, a position in the league hoping to improve their position in the league level of quality, ability, etc. ADJ. big, super, top, world This move propelled him into the political big league. PHRASES in a different league Today's technology is in a different league (= very much better). | in a league of your own As a painter he is in a league of his own (= much better than others). | not in the same league (as … ) (= not nearly as good as), out of sb's league A house like that is way out of our league (= too expensive for us).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary