Collocations for league - noun
1. group of sports clubs that compete with each other
ADJ.
cricket, football, etc.
They want to start a new football league.
They want to start a new football league.
European, northern, etc. | local, national | Sunday
He played Sunday League cricket for years.
He played Sunday League cricket for years.
premier | major, minor
major league baseball
major league baseball
super
new proposals for a European super league
new proposals for a European super league
VERB + LEAGUE
create, form, set up, start | join
The team joined the Northern League last year.
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.
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
hoping to improve their position in the league
2. level of quality, ability, etc.
ADJ.
big, super, top, world
This move propelled him into the political big league.
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).
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).
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),
(= not nearly as good as),
out of sb''s league
A house like that is way out of our league (= too expensive for us).
A house like that is way out of our league (= too expensive for us).