Idiom
big gun
Meaning
A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We need to call in the big guns to finish this project.”
“The company brought in the big guns from the legal department to handle the difficult contract negotiations.”
“Recognizing that the local team lacked the necessary influence, the board sent in the big guns to sway the final vote.”
Examples
simple
“We need to call in the big guns to finish this project.”
contextual
“The company brought in the big guns from the legal department to handle the difficult contract negotiations.”
complex
“Recognizing that the local team lacked the necessary influence, the board sent in the big guns to sway the final vote.”
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