HyperDic: big_cheese

English > 1 sense of the expression big cheese:
NOUNperson big cheese, big shot, big gun, big wheel, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honchoan important influential person
English > big cheese: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn important influential person.
Synonymsbig shot, big gun, big wheel, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho
Narrowerknocker(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way
supremoThe most important person in an organization
Broaderimportant person, influential person, personageA person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishpez gordo

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