BIG CHEESE

Meaning of BIG CHEESE in English

an important person, a leader He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

BIG CHEESE — noun Date: 1914 boss , big gun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG CHEESE — noun slang : a person of consequence : bigwig
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG CHEESE — Older Slang. an influential or important person: Who's the big cheese around here? [ 1885-90; see CHEESE 3 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG CHEESE — Date: 1914 : boss , big gun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG CHEESE — Function: noun Date: 1914 : BOSS , BIG GUN
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG CHEESE — ■ noun informal an important person. Origin 1920s: cheese , prob. via Urdu from Pers. čīz 'thing'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG CHEESE — ˌbig ˈcheese BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: cheese probably from Urdu chiz 'thing' , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG CHEESE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ One of the big cheeses from NASA gave a speech. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG CHEESE — Noun. A very important person.
Slang English vocab
BIG CHEESE — Function: noun Synonyms: NOTABLE 1, big boy, ||big chief, ||biggie, big gun, ||big noise, big shot, ||big wheel, bigwig, VIP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG CHEESE — noun Synonyms: notable 1, big boy, ||big chief, ||biggie, big gun, ||big noise, big shot, ||big wheel, bigwig, VIP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG CHEESE — the boss, chief cook and bottle washer , head honcho If you've got a complaint, see the big cheese. He's …
English Idioms vocabulary
BIG CHEESE — n. , slang An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank. Bill had been a …
American Idioms English vocabulary
BIG CHEESE — (сленг) (разговорное) важная персона; шишка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG CHEESE — сл. = big boy
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG CHEESE — важная персона, "шишка"
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIG CHEESE — сл. = big boy
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIG CHEESE — сл. = big boy
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG CHEESE — важная персона, шишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG CHEESE — важная персона, шишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG CHEESE — важная персона, "шишка"
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG CHEESE — важная персона, "шишка"
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG CHEESE — _ам. _собир. важная персона, 'шишка'
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG CHEESE — ам. собир. важная персона, 'шишка'
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG CHEESE — босс, "большая шишка"
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BIG CHEESE — большая шишка (boss)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
BIG CHEESE — n sl The big cheese is giving everyone a bonus at the end of the year — В конце года шеф …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BIG CHEESE — n sl The big cheese is giving everyone a bonus at the end of the year — В конце года …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BIG CHEESE — big cheese n sl The big cheese is giving everyone a bonus at the end of the year В конце …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG CHEESE — The big cheese is giving everyone a bonus at the end of the year — В конце года шеф каждому …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BIG CHEESE — * big daddy * high pillow важная персона, "большая шишка", начальник
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BIG CHEESE — важная персона, "большая шишка"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BIG CHEESE — большая шишка (boss)
English Russian slang dictionary
BIG CHEESE — (сленг) (разговорное) важная персона; шишка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHEESE — Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, it …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEESE — cheese 1 /cheez/ , n. , v. , cheesed, cheesing . n. 1. the curd of milk separated from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEESE — noun a mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese. 2. cheese ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
CHEESE — [cheese] n, often attrib [ME chese, fr. OE cese, fr. L caseus cheese] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a food consisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEESE — nutritious food consisting primarily of the curd, the semisolid substance formed when milk curdles, or coagulates. Curdling occurs naturally if …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHEESE — / tʃiːz; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a type of food made from milk that can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — cheese S2 W3 /tʃiːz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cese ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEESE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEESE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEESE
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
CHEESE — ( cheeses) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cheese is a solid …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as different as chalk and cheese ▪ The two brothers are as different as chalk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
CHEESE — n. Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

English Idioms vocab

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