the big cheese
noun
informal
: a most powerful or important person
You'll have to ask the big cheese.
Who's the big cheese around here?
Examples of the big cheese in a Sentence
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Meghan McCain has beef with the big cheese — Chuck E. Cheese, to be exact.
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EW.com, 7 Nov. 2023
In new hands, a rural Virginia gem continues its delicious streak
How might the big cheese tackle the list?
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
EW.com, 7 Nov. 2023
In new hands, a rural Virginia gem continues its delicious streak
How might the big cheese tackle the list?
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
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“The big cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20cheese. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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