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big enchilada

noun

enchilada (def. 2).

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Origin:
1970–75; on the pattern of such expressions as big cheese, big wheel, etc.

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big enchilada definition

[...ɛntʃəˈlɑdə]

n.
the boss; the leader. (See also big cheese.) : The big enchilada has sent word that it's safe to return.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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big enchilada

see under big cheese.

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