idiom
in a league of their own
in uh LEEG uv their OHN
ɪn ə liːɡ əv ðɛr oʊnListen
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Syllable breakdown
inaleagueoftheirown
Dictionary meaning
so far superior to all competitors or peers as to occupy an entirely separate category of excellence; without equal in a given field; the phrase evokes the tiered structure of sports leagues, in which teams compete within divisions of comparable ability, and implies that the person being described has surpassed any existing category, constituting a league of one
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