big gun
big gun · big guns
начальник, шеф, голова
босс, начальник, руководитель
Chef, Chefin, Bund
A large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval gunsA large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
» She has big guns.
Meaning
3 sensesA large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
(broadly, idiomatic, in the plural)A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
an important influential person
A large surfboard used to ride very large, powerful waves.
Examples
7 sentencesShe has big guns.
Bring me the big gun.
Two big pivot guns throw eleven inch shells.
deZwei große Pivotgeschütze feuern 28 cm-Granaten. — Yorwba
Yanni has used his big gun and has got nothing left.
Sami had a big gun.
Forms
plural: big gunsSynonyms
43 synonymsbossA2mayorB1somebodyA2wheelA1great gunbig shotbigwigbaronbig cheesebig enchiladabig kahunabig manbig namebig noise
Close in meaning
- an important influential person:big shotbig wheelbig cheesebig dealbig enchiladabig fishhead honcho