big top

big top
1. n. a circus tent; the circus, in general.
The best acts take place under the big top.
And now, one of the greatest acts under the big top.
2. mod. having to do with the circus.
Big top life doesn’t appeal to me at all.
One big top experience is enough to last me a lifetime.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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