big gun
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big gun
puhekielen ilmaus, arkikielen ilmaus, iso pamppu, mahtitekijä, iso herra, iso kiho, johtohahmo, pääjehu, tärkeä henkilö, vaikutusvaltainen henkilö, arvohenkilö, mahtailija, pomo.
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Englannin sanakirja
big gun englanniksi
puhekieltä A large artillery gun or one of the largest-caliber naval guns (as on a battleship).
1870 Dec. 2, "http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=ST18701202.2.11 The Suez Mail," Southland Times (New Zealand), Issue 1342, p. 2:
1968 March 26, "http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tSFgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZG4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3437,4076814&dq=her-big-guns+battleship&hl=en Battleship begins Viet Tests," Evening News (Newburgh, NY, USA), p. 1 (retrieved 19 Aug. 2011):
2008 Dec. 6, w:William J. Bennett|William J. Bennett and John Cribb, "http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=62141 Deadly resolve answered attack ," Daily Courier (USA) (retrieved 19 Aug. 2011):
puhekieltä A person, group, thing, or course of action that is powerful, influential, or particularly effective.
1888 June 6, "http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30816F93C5E1A738DDDAE0894DE405B8884F0D3 A Great Day for Big Guns," New York Times (retrieved 20 Aug. 2011):
1957 Aug. 28, Ed Wilks, "http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BgkeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=30UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6689,5400266&dq=big-gun&hl=en Sports" (Headline), Park City News (USA), p. 15 (retrieved 20 Aug. 2011):
2001 June 29, Frank Pellegrini, "http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,165668,00.html Whatever Happened to Military Restructuring?," Time:
2007 March 26, Yuri Wuensch, "http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Clapton_Eric/ConcertReviews/2007/03/26/3835986.html Eric Clapton simply masterful," canoe.ca (Canada) (retrieved 20 Aug. 2011):