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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

John asked, still standing, leaning against the wall, Muhammad Ali posed behind him, taped to the wall with a big cheese on his face.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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