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big cheese

[big cheez] / ˈbɪg ˈtʃiz /


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I still think Philipp Grubauer’s their big cheese and everything will be done to ensure he’s successful.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

As for former CIA director William Colby, “he got a Bavarian chocolate and blueberry cream cheese pie because he was the big cheese of the CIA,” Kay recalled.

From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2022

“With this decision, you can make a little cheese, a big cheese, a hard cheese, a processed cheese — and you can give the name ‘gruyère’ for all types of cheese.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022

On the horizon is Hahn's return as the wonderfully wicked witch, and the big cheese, in Marvel's "Agatha: House of Harkness."

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2021

Which basically always seems to be me ending with a big cheese on my face.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds




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