big wheel

English

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Noun

big wheel (plural big wheels)

1. (idiomatic) A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

   She's a big wheel at IBM.

2. (UK, Ireland) A Ferris wheel.

Synonyms

• big cheese
• big enchilada
• big kahuna
• big shot
• bigwig
• grand poobah
• head honcho
• kingpin
• muckety muck
• top banana
• top dog

Translations

big cheese — see big cheese

Ferris wheel — see Ferris wheel