Idiom
big shot
Meaning
A person with a reputation of importance or power.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He acts like a big shot at every meeting.”
“She became a big shot in the company after just five years.”
“The young entrepreneur, now a big shot in the tech industry, still remembered his humble beginnings.”
Examples
simple
“He acts like a big shot at every meeting.”
contextual
“She became a big shot in the company after just five years.”
complex
“The young entrepreneur, now a big shot in the tech industry, still remembered his humble beginnings.”
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