big cheese

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a big cheese (humorous)

an important or powerful person in a group or organization. Apparently her father is a big cheese in one of the major banks.

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Toy Machine, repped by a skeleton crew of Dirty Billy, Josh Harmony and Matt Benetar, took the big cheese at Van's Downtown Showdown over Labor Day weekend. Trash by Thrasher 2) It's no surprise that lobbyists for Big Cheese (as it were) would push for these regulations, even though they do it in the name of public health. Don't cut the cheese by Watson, Julia / The National Interest Denny's The Big Cheese seems to be made with just one slice of cheese. Kids' cuisine: "what would you like with your fries?" by Liebman, Bonnie / Nutrition Action Healthletter More results

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Toy Machine, repped by a skeleton crew of Dirty Billy, Josh Harmony and Matt Benetar, took the big cheese at Van's Downtown Showdown over Labor Day weekend.

Trash by Thrasher

2) It's no surprise that lobbyists for Big Cheese (as it were) would push for these regulations, even though they do it in the name of public health.

Don't cut the cheese by Watson, Julia / The National Interest

Denny's The Big Cheese seems to be made with just one slice of cheese.

Kids' cuisine: "what would you like with your fries?" by Liebman, Bonnie / Nutrition Action Healthletter

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