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phrases - Why does big cheese mean someone important? - English . . . I think the emphasis is more on "big" than on "cheese" Someone important can also be called a "big wheel," or a "bigwig," a "big gun," a "big shot," or the "big kahuna " Just a thought I also wondered if there might be a link between big cheese and big wheel, since cheesemakers can make big wheels of cheese, but that's only a curiosity; I haven't researched it
Big cheese meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Big cheese — Dictionary noun, Older Slang 1 an influential or important person "Who's the big cheese around here?" A big cheese — TFD humorous an important or powerful person in a group or organization "Apparently her father is a big cheese in one of the major banks " It doesn't sound okay when you say "Will Smith is a big cheese " Instead, you should mention a group or organisation
etymology - Where did the term cheesy come from? - English Language . . . Picked up by British in India by 1818 and used in the sense of "a big thing" (especially in the phrase the real chiz) By 1858, cheesy had evolved a slang meaning of "showy," which led to the modern, ironic sense Cheese, on the other hand, ultimately comes from Latin (caseus), taking a detour via West Germanic (compare German Käse, Dutch kaas)
meaning - Dead, and never called me mother! - English Language . . . 5 I was watching the Secret Service Dentists sketch by Monty Python, and in the video, The Big Cheese says the following after shooting his pet rabbit: There -- poor Flopsy's dead, and never called me mother! For the full context of the quote, you can use this link instead; it will skip past all the nonsense directly to the relevant part
idioms - Why does hard cheese mean bad luck? - English Language . . . 0 The usage comes from rural dairy farmers of UK and Ireland making cheese for themselves from semi-skimmed milk because they sold the cream butter off to wealthier people to make a living the semi-skimmed milk cheese was of poorer taste and much harder – therefore, hard cheese!
A good word for a pivotal person - English Language Usage Stack Exchange From en wiktionary, kingpin has a sense “The most important person in an undertaking or organization” However, note that Wikisaurus happens to list kingpin among the many synonyms of big cheese Also consider the following words, whose indicated senses relate to turning things upside down, shaking things up, or leading the way: • pioneer
What do you call someone who makes decisions? I had thought of that as well but I was hoping for a single word answer if possible For example you can call someone who makes pies a pie maker but most people would just say 'baker'