big enchilada
Example Sentences
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He’s been dogged by the notion that he’s somehow too young for the big enchilada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
“California is the big enchilada, so to speak,” Sanders said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2016
"That of course would be the big enchilada," said former U.S.
From Reuters ● Oct. 2, 2011
The evening began with Missouri Congressman James Symington quipping, "We have been brought together by the big enchilada of the Democratic Party."
From Time Magazine Archive
Hustling through the throng comes the big enchilada himself: Brademas.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
