big shot
n.
Slang
An important or influential person.
big'shot', big'-shot' (bĭg'shŏt') adj. |
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Slang Dictionary
big shot
and bigshot
- n.
a very important person. : I'm no big shot, but I do have a little power around here.
- mod.
mighty; overbearing; overly important. : If you think that a big shot title impresses me, you're wrong.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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