big cheese
важный человек, лидер
Though my uncle is a big cheese in the company I never ask him for help.
Другие идиомы:
- big enchilada
- big fish in a small pond
- big of (someone)
- big shot
- acquire a taste for (something)
- as busy as popcorn on a skillet
- as cool as a cucumber
- as easy as apple pie
- as flat as a pancake
- as nutty as a fruitcake
- as sour as vinegar
- as sweet as honey/sugar
- as thick as pea soup
- as warm as toast
- at one sitting