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• big shot — UK US noun [C] (also big noise) INFORMAL ► a person or an organization with a lot of power or influence: »He is trying to become a big shot in the mortgage business …   Financial and business terms

• big shot — noun an important influential person (Freq. 1) he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• big shot — (also big noise) noun informal an important person …   English new terms dictionary

• big — /bIg/ adjective comparative bigger superlative biggest 1 SIZE of more than average size, amount, weight etc: a big house | Your baby s getting big! | a big increase in prices | the biggest hotel in New York | She had a big grin on her face. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• big noise — UK US noun [C] INFORMAL ► BIG SHOT(Cf. ↑big shot) …   Financial and business terms

• big noise — big noises N COUNT Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Syn: big shot …   English dictionary

• (a) big shot — a big noise/shot/name idiom an important person Main entry: ↑bigidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• big noise — noun slang : a person of consequence : bigwig * * * big noise noun (informal) An important person • • • Main Entry: ↑big * * * big noise UK US noun [countable] …   Useful english dictionary

• shot — shot1 [ ʃat ] adjective never before noun INFORMAL injured, damaged, or destroyed: The bones in her wrist were shot. shot to pieces/hell (=severely damaged or completely destroyed): My nerves are completely shot to pieces. be shot through with… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• big — big1 W1S1 [bıg] adj comparative bigger superlative biggest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(important)¦ 3¦(popular/successful)¦ 4¦(older)¦ 5¦(large degree)¦ 6¦(bad)¦ 7 have big ideas/plans 8 be big on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• big — Synonyms and related words: adult, aggrandized, ample, apotheosized, arrogant, arty, awash, awesome, awful, awfully, beatified, benevolent, big boy, big cheese, big noise, big shot, big league, big name, big time, bighearted, bigwig, bigwigged,… …   Moby Thesaurus