big enchilada
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big enchilada
noun big enchiladas
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A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization.
The detectives were trying to identify the big enchilada who controlled the entire criminal network.
Similar: big man, big cheese, big kahuna, bigwig, baron, big enchilada, big gun, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, boss
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Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward.
When the lottery results were announced, he was stunned to learn that the big enchilada was all his.
Similar: brass ring
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@misc{big_enchilada_2026,
title = {big enchilada},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20enchilada},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
