big cheese

Word family adjectivebiggishbigheadedbig-heartedbigmouthedbignounbiggybignessbig bandbig bucksbig businessbig cheesebig dealbig dipperbigeyeBigfootbig governmentbigheadbig hitterbighornbigmouthbig namebig noisebig screenbig timebig topbig wheelbigwigbiggin

ˌbig ˈcheese noun [countableC] informal

IMPORTANTan important and powerful person in an organization – used humorously 要人，大人物〔幽默用法〕

Examples from the Corpus

big cheese• Evidently he was considered a big cheese here, and was greeted by everyone.• One of the big cheeses from NASA gave a speech.

Origin big cheese

(1900-2000) cheese probably from Urdu chiz “thing”, from Persian

单词	big cheese
释义	big cheese Word family adjectivebiggishbigheadedbig-heartedbigmouthedbignounbiggybignessbig bandbig bucksbig businessbig cheesebig dealbig dipperbigeyeBigfootbig governmentbigheadbig hitterbighornbigmouthbig namebig noisebig screenbig timebig topbig wheelbigwigbiggin ˌbig ˈcheese noun [countableC] informal IMPORTANTan important and powerful person in an organization – used humorously 要人，大人物〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus big cheese• Evidently he was considered a big cheese here, and was greeted by everyone.• One of the big cheeses from NASA gave a speech. Origin big cheese (1900-2000) cheese probably from Urdu chiz “thing”, from Persian
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