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English noun: big cheese | |||
| 1. | big cheese (person) an important influential person | ||
| Samples | He thinks he's a big shot. She's a big deal in local politics. The Qaeda commander is a very big fish. | ||
| Synonyms | big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | important person, influential person, personage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | knocker, supremo | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
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