big cheese

big cheese or big gun or big shot or big wheel or big wig  {n.},  {slang}
An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank.
Bill had been a big shot in high school.
John wanted to be the big cheese in his club.
Compare: WHOLE CHEESE.
Categories: noun slang
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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