"Growing up to be a big dog" 可以用英文表示为 "growing up to be a big shot" 或 "growing up to be a bigwig".

这个短语源自于俚语，意思是成长为一个有影响力或权势的人物。

例句：

He always dreamed of growing up to be a big dog in the business world. 他一直梦想着成为商界中的大人物。
She worked hard and made a lot of connections, eventually growing up to be a big shot in the pubpshing industry. 她努力工作，并与许多人建立联系，最终成为出版业中的大人物。
He was just a small-time lawyer when he started out, but he worked hard and eventually grew up to be a bigwig in the legal community. 他一开始只是一个小律师，但他努力工作，最终成为法律界的大人物。