American Idioms and Expressions

Big Cheese Gun Wheel Idiom

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big cheese/gun/wheel
What does big cheese/gun/wheel mean?
an important person, a leader The new director was a big wheel in his previous company.


Some Random Idioms
go from bad to worse
What does "go from bad to worse" mean?
to get worse, to deteriorateThings are going from bad to worse in our company.
in tow
What does "in tow" mean?
being pulledThe truck had a trailer in tow when it went off the highway.
in the doghouse
What does "in the doghouse" mean?
in disgrace or disfavor, in trouble The man is in the doghouse with his wife because he came home late last night.

a snow job
What does "a snow job" mean?
technical vocabulary that makes you seem like an expert in a fieldThe salesman tried to give us a snow job when he started to talk about the specifications of the machine.
without question
What does "without question" mean?
absolutely, certainlyWithout question, the boy was the fastest runner on the team.
by all appearances
What does "by all appearances" mean?
apparently, according to what one seesBy all appearances the small car was the cause of the accident that killed two people.
TKO
What does "TKO" mean?
Technical Knockout Technical KnockoutAlthough the boxer didn't appear to win the fight he was awarded a TKO and won the boxing match.
come home to (someone)
What does "come home to (someone)" mean?
to become apparent to someoneIt suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.

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