big enchilada
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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
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Hustling through the throng comes the big enchilada himself: Brademas.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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