big noise

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big noise

n
informal an important person
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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big noise

big shot n (fam) → pezzo grosso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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He heard a "big noise" and rushed to see what had happened and found the Corsa had ploughed into Arc Communties shop.
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The Terriers travel to Molineux for the top-flight test, which will be shown live by Sky Sports, and the 73-year-old expects a big noise from the away support once again in the Black Country.
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The Government is making such a big noise about driverless electric vehicles being the way forward, so what is the point of investing billions in new technology when our roads are so bad we have nowhere to drive these wonderful space age vehicles?
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But yesterday Nicolas Sturgeon was given a lesson on how to use the brass instrument by members of the Govanhill Big Noise Orchestra.
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