What does big cheese mean?

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big cheese

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. big shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honchonoun

    an important influential person

    "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"

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  1. big cheesenoun

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

ChatGPT

  1. big cheese

    "Big cheese" is an informal idiomatic expression referring to a highly important or influential person in a group, organization or community. This can relate to their status, power, or decision-making capabilities.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of big cheese in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of big cheese in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


Translations for big cheese

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  • hohes TierGerman
  • cerote gordo, pez gordoSpanish
  • [[iso]] [[kiho]]Finnish
  • grosse légume, big boss, grand chefFrench
  • The phrase "big cheese" can be translated to Irish as "fear mawr" or "corma." However, in English, "big cheese" often refers to an important person or leader. A more idiomatic translation in that context could be "duine tábhachtach" which means "impoIrish
  • nagykutyaHungarian
  • capo, pezzo grossoItalian
  • 巨擘, 要人, 大物Japanese
  • szycha, rekin, gruba rybaPolish
  • figurãoPortuguese
  • [[большой, [[большой]] [[начальник]], шишка, [[важныйRussian

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