the brains of the/this/that outfit

The leader of some particular group. I doubt Jim and John had anything to do with the break-in. Tyler is the brains of the outfit, and those boys are just his toadies. I'm the brains of this outfit—this whole enterprise would fall apart if it weren't for me!

See also: brain, of, outfit, that, this

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the brains of the/this/that operation
brains
blew
OOTD
outfit
leave no tracks
ramp up
with no trace
appear in
appear in (something)

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