The phrase "a big game between" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or important match or competition involving two teams or parties.
Example: "The excitement in the city was palpable as fans prepared for a big game between the local rivals."
Alternatives: "an important match between" or "a major contest between".
A big game between storied programs.
A big game between India and Pakistan draws an estimated 400m television viewers.
Cowboys-Redskins usually means a big game between nasty rivals that bring out the best in each other.
The movie is described as an action thriller, but considering that the scenes are supposed to take place at a "big game" between the Mets and the Pirates, it sounds more like a fantasy picture..
His lack of experience here led him to line up some young talent, [Carlos] Vela and Giovanni [dos Santos], who were world champions with the Under-17 side, but who don't have enough experience to carry the weight of such a big game (between them they barely have five goals in the first division).
But none is more powerful than the Rodgers and Hammerstein number "You'll never walk alone" belted out from the Kop before a big game; and that between Liverpool and Chelsea on April 27th was the biggest of the season.
What was once an assimilation of technical analysis, fundamental analysis, structural influences and psychology really has morphed into a big game of chicken between the cumulative imbalances in the marketplace and the intervention and liquidity from global central banks.
Between winning a big game and winning the Premier League, there's a long way to go.
TH It may have been overshadowed by the Copa América semi-finals, but Wednesday saw a big game in MLS: a western showdown between LA Galaxy and table-topping Colorado Rapids.
"That's what English football needs, to know that Arsenal against Chelsea is a big game and not about the relationship between the managers.
To hype up a big game, the school board hatches a rivalry between Crystal's school, Robert E. Lee, and the recently opened Stonewall Jackson High (again, flashing neon: the football field is rumored to be a Civil War graveyard).
