With the. Persons of influence or substance. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ131916 |
| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who has influence (12) substantial1548 With the. Persons of influence or substance. Obsolete. men of light and leading1790 light or leading (Milton) = illumination or guidance; hence in Burke's phrase, men of light and leading (cf. quot. 1598 at sense 2a). big fish1827 an important or influential person or (occasionally) thing; (also) spec. a ringleader; big fish in a small pond and variants, a person regarded as… big1833 A person who or thing which is big; spec. an important or influential person, a ‘big shot’ (cf. big, adj. 11a Mr Big n. at Mr, n. compounds). sommité1856 A person of great eminence or influence. leader1858 The foremost or most eminent member (of a profession); also, in wider sense, a person of eminent position and influence. baron1876 Applied gen. to a person having power or influence in any sphere; in Prison slang: see quot. 1950. heavyweight1889 figurative. ‘A person of weight or importance; one of much influence’ (Cent. Dict.). U.S. colloquial. Big Daddy1898 a paternal, dominating, or influential person; (in extended use) the most important or influential thing within a particular field or specimen of a… uncrowned king (queen)1917 uncrowned king (queen), a man (woman) exerting autocratic influence over a specified sphere; a dominant man (woman). Const. of. big boy1921 colloquial (originally U.S.). An important or influential man; (also) a leading figure, organization, etc.; a major player. to play with the big boys… top gun1941 Originally U.S. figurative. The top scorer in a sporting competition. More widely: an important, pre-eminent, or influential person in a particular… |
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