big shot
big wig
An important or influential person.
Elmer is a big shot in the State Assembly.
big stink
A major scandal; a big upheaval.
I'll raise a big stink if they fire me.
big time
A very enjoyable time at a party or other pleasurable gathering.
I certainly had a big time at the club last night.
The top group; the leading class; the best or most important company.
After his graduation from college, he soon made the big time in baseball.
Many young actors go to Hollywood, but few of them reach the big time.
big top
The main tent under which a circus gives its show; the circus and circus life.
Lillian Leitzel was one of the great stars of the big top.
The book tells of life under the big top.
big yawn
A very boring person, story or event.
I love my grandma very much, but the stories she tells sure are a big yawn.
big-time
Belonging to the top group; of the leading class; important.
Jean won a talent contest in her home town, and only a year later she began dancing on big-time television.
Bob practices boxing in the gym every day; he wants to become a big time boxer.
Often used in the phrase big-time operator.
Just because Bill has a new football uniform he thinks he is a big-time operator.
bring out the big guns
wheel in the big guns
bring up the big guns
To make use of a concealed plan in order to defeat an opponent in an argument or in a game, debate, or competition.
The new computer software company decided to bring out the big guns to get ahead of the competition.
eyes are bigger than one's stomach
eyes bigger than one's stomach
You want more food than you can eat.
Annie took a second big helping of pudding, but her eyes were bigger than her stomach.
"Your eyes are bigger than your stomach," mother told little Tommy when he piled up food on his plate.