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Big Man on Campus — UK US noun [countable] [singular Big Man on Campus plural Big Men on Campus] american informal a bmoc Thesaurus: university and college students … Useful english dictionary
big shot — big shots N COUNT A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization. [INFORMAL] He s a big shot in Chilean politics … English dictionary
big cheese — n informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: cheese probably from Urdu chiz thing , from Persian] an important and powerful person in an organization used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
big noise — n informal an important and powerful person in an organization … Dictionary of contemporary English
big gun — noun an important influential person he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big shot, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑big deal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
big shot — noun an important influential person (Freq. 1) he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
big cheese — noun an important influential person he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big shot, ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big deal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
big noise — noun slang : a person of consequence : bigwig * * * big noise noun (informal) An important person • • • Main Entry: ↑big * * * big noise UK US noun [countable] … Useful english dictionary
big gun — n. an important and powerful person, such as an officer of a company. (Often with bring in as in the example.) □ It went up to the big guns, who said no immediately. □ I knew they would bring in the big guns at the last minute … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
big shot — an important and powerful person He is a big shot in the oil and gas industry … Idioms and examples
big cheese — noun (C) informal, often humorous an important and powerful person in an organization … Longman dictionary of contemporary English