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big enchilada
big enchilada or Big Enchiladan. Slang 1. The most important or powerful person in an enterprise or field: "[the President's] big enchilada on both foreign and domestic policy" (Mary McGrory).2. Something of the highest value or importance: "[The team] won the big enchilada in 1980 and 1982" (Scott Ostler).
[On the model of such expressions as big cheese (probably taken as from cheese).]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  big enchilada - 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"big cheese, big deal, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honchocolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechimportant person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of eventsknocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate personsupremo - the most important person in an organization |
big enchilada
big enchilada1. The most important or powerful person in a group, organization, business, or movement (e.g., the boss, leader, etc.). Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I think it sounds like a great idea, but you'll have to ask the big enchilada first.2. An object or goal of great value, importance, or consequence. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. We only need to win two more games in the tournament to take home the big enchilada.See also: big, enchiladabig enchiladasee under big cheese. See also: big, enchiladathe big enchilada a person or thing of great importance. North American informalSee also: big, enchiladathe big enchiˈlada (American English, informal, humorous) the most important person or thing: New Hampshire is the big enchilada in American politics.An enchilada is a Mexican dish with meat and a spicy sauce.See also: big, enchiladabig enchilada (...ɛntʃəˈlɑdə) n. the boss; the leader. (see also big cheese.) The big enchilada has sent word that it’s safe to return. See also: big, enchiladaBig Enchilada
Big EnchiladaA slang term for a boss, a CEO, or some other executive in an organization.big enchilada
Synonyms for big enchiladanoun an important influential personSynonyms- big cheese
- big deal
- big fish
- big gun
- big shot
- big wheel
- head honcho
Related Words- colloquialism
- important person
- influential person
- personage
- knocker
- supremo
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