a big wheel

a big wheel

An important, successful, or influential person. After Mark successfully persuaded both sides to pass the budget, people considered him to be quite a big wheel in the political arena.
See also: big, wheel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

big wheel

see under big cheese.
See also: big, wheel
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a big wheel

A big wheel in an organization or society is someone who has an important and powerful position in it. He's a big wheel in the Department of Science now. They flew Gene to New York, where Jack's uncle was a big wheel at Memorial Hospital.
See also: big, wheel
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a ˌbig ˈcheese/ˈwheel

(informal) an important person with a lot of influence in an organization, etc: His father’s a big wheel in the textile industry.In this sense, ‘cheese’ comes from the Urdu word chiz, meaning ‘thing’.
See also: big, cheese, wheel
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

big wheel

n. a very important person. Some big wheel wrote the order. Don’t blame me.
See also: big, wheel
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a big cheese/wheel
  • big wheel
  • big fish
  • a big fish
  • a big name/noise
  • a big noise
  • big noise
  • big shot
  • bigshot
  • a big shot