big enchilada
big enchilada noun: a very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization.
Noun
big enchilada (plural big enchiladas)
- A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization.
- The detectives were trying to identify the big enchilada who controlled the entire criminal network.
- Synonyms:
- big man, big cheese, big kahuna, bigwig, baron, big gun, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel
- Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward.
- When the lottery results were announced, he was stunned to learn that the big enchilada was all his.
- Synonyms:
- brass ring
big enchilada meaning in Tamil and Bengali
big enchilada in Tamil
- முக்கியத் தலைவர்
big enchilada in Bengali
- একজন অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি, উচ্চ মূল্যের কোনো জিনিস, পুরস্কার
Synonyms of big enchilada
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- boss
- grand poobah
- head honcho
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high muckamuck
- high muckety-muck
- king of all one surveys
- king of the castle
- king of the hill
- kingpin
- macher
- mayor
- muckamuck
- muckety muck
- mugwump
- numero uno
- panjandrum
- poobah
- rooster
- somebody
- top banana
- top boy
- top cat
- top dog
- top gun
- very important person
- VIP
- wheel
- brass ring
Forms of big enchilada
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Questions about big enchilada
- What does big enchilada mean?
- Big enchilada means a very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization.
- What is big enchilada in Tamil?
- Big enchilada in Tamil is முக்கியத் தலைவர். See Big enchilada meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is big enchilada?
- Big enchilada is a noun.
- What is the plural of big enchilada?
- The plural of big enchilada is big enchiladas.
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