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big wheel

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big wheel
n. Slang
A very important person.

big wheel
n
1. another name for a Ferris wheel
2. Informal an important person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.big wheelbig wheel - an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
knocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
supremo - the most important person in an organization
Translations
big wheel n (at fair) → ruota (panoramica) (Am) = big noise
big wheel n (at fair) → ruota (panoramica) (Am) = big noise


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1 -- 2) Above: Nicole Holmes, with longtime host Bob Barker, spins the Big Wheel on the Showcase Showdown during the taping of "The Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular," airing May 6.
The other guys split to Toys R Us to get a little girl's bike and a big wheel for the Extreme Day shit, while J Wray, Preston, and I are treated to the Colt show.
But I feel like we are all one big wheel working together, and that is why we have been successful.
 
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