the big guns

plural noun

informal

: the most powerful people, companies, organizations, etc.

They called in the big guns to deal with the problem.

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Unfortunately, Philly's bringing on the big guns for the final half-hour as Alejandro Bedoya, Daniel Gazdag, and Mikael Uhre came on. —The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2023