Definition of Big enchilada

1. Noun. An important influential person. "The Qaeda commander is a very big fish"

Exact synonyms: Big Cheese, Big Deal, Big Fish, Big Gun, Big Shot, Big Wheel, Head Honcho
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Important Person, Influential Person, Personage
Specialized synonyms: Knocker, Supremo

Definition of Big enchilada

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Enchilada

big brothers
big brown bat
big bucks
big business
big businessman
big cat
big cats
big cheese
big cheeses
big daddies
big daddy
big deal
big deals
big dipper
big dippers
big enchilada
big enchiladas
big fat
big figure
big fish
big fish in a small pond
big fly
big game
big girl's blouse
big girl's blouses
big gun
big guns
big guy
big hairy armadillo
big hand

Literary usage of Big enchilada

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Growing Apart: The Causes and Consequences of Global Wage Inequality by Albert Fishlow, Karen Parker (1999)
"Ross Perot in the United States and Sir James Goldsmith in Europe claim that trade is the big enchilada, but most studies reject this explanation of rising ..."

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