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Idiom

big end of town

Meaning

The top end of town.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The big end of town controls most of the local economy.”

“New regulations are causing a lot of concern among the big end of town, as they fear higher taxes on their profits.”

“While the government claims to support small businesses, critics argue that their policies primarily serve the interests of the big end of town.”

Examples

simple

“The big end of town controls most of the local economy.”

contextual

“New regulations are causing a lot of concern among the big end of town, as they fear higher taxes on their profits.”

complex

“While the government claims to support small businesses, critics argue that their policies primarily serve the interests of the big end of town.”

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