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big gun

NOUN
  1. an important influential person
    he thinks he's a big shot
    the Qaeda commander is a very big fish
    she's a big deal in local politics

How To Use big gun In A Sentence

  • They would probably have been even spicier but for the decision to seed last year's semi finalists, and so for another while longer the big guns are destined not to cross paths.
  • The big guns hit the pool in Athens again on Sunday night, in what could be the event of the meet.
  • Like new students of body-building, he is so focused on getting big guns and eye-popping pecs that he forgets all about his lower half.
  • Clashing with a rival release is to be avoided at all costs, and since the choice slots are staked out years in advance by the biggest of the big guns, April and May are a good time for smaller action movies to clean up.
  • In 1996, they were the big guns who stormed through Atlanta with more devastating firepower than Sherman's troops.
  • This was a heavy barrage of what they call rocket-assisted projectiles, coming from 155 millimeter Howitzers, that's a very big gun, firing directly over our heads, as you can hear the rounds passing over us and then several seconds later hear the loud clap as they impact on what was believed to be Republican Guard -- a Republican Guard division that may be dug in or in place out there. CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2003
  • He's durable and powerful, and won't have problems behind San Diego's big guns.
  • She's a big gun in city politics.
  • But it's no mystery that the ability to call an early election is a big gun in the armoury of any government.
  • There was no fish ing gear nor any big guns, just a long, low, uncluttered deck.
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