OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 21331

big cheese

Meanings (ES + gloss)
alto cargo • cerote gordo • gerifalte • pez gordo • última chupada del mango
A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
He’ll be meeting with the big cheese first thing tomorrow, to present his proposal.
I know. But it's his ship now, his command; he's in charge, he's the boss, the head man, the top dog, the big cheese, the head honcho, number one...
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