big cheese

noun

Examples of big cheese in a Sentence

thinks he's a big cheese just because he's got a business card
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Simply Cheetos White Cheddar Puffs These light-colored curls have big cheese flavor, a satisfying crunch and a tart kick that is dangerously delicious. Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024 Somalia’s new big cheese will quickly find out how much has been bitten off his capacity to govern. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017 So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023 Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023 All is fair in love and big cheese. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2023 There’s a new big cheese in Wisconsin real estate. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022 According to Business Insider, the increase in the demand for cheese has caused the product's price to reach record highs, especially since many of the restaurants that are able to remain open with takeout and delivery are big cheese users (think pizzerias and fast-food eateries). Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2020 However, big cheese psychiatrist Kenneth S. Kendler recently posted a brief note defending the decision. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of big cheese was in 1885

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“Big cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20cheese. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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