Meaning of big cheese | Babel Free

Definitions

A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

dated, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“He’ll be meeting with the big cheese first thing tomorrow, to present his proposal.”

“I know. But it's his ship now, his command; he's in charge, he's the boss, the head man, the top dog, the big cheese, the head honcho, number one...”

“If not for all these bills and taxes, our income would more than suffice. I feel like a real big cheese, until everybody takes a slice!”

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