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Dictionary of Idioms/Phrasal Verbs

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big wig

1. an important, powerful or influential person

1. Fred likes to think he’s a bigwig but he really doesn’t have much power outside his own department.

2. Did you see all the expensive cars in the parking lot outside? There must be a meeting of company bigwigs today.

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