the brains of the/this/that outfit
the brains of the/this/that outfit
The leader of some particular group. I doubt Jim and John had anything to do with the break-in. Tyler is the brains of the outfit, and those boys are just his toadies. I'm the brains of this outfit—this whole enterprise would fall apart if it weren't for me!
See also: brain, of, outfit, that, this
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- the brains of the/this/that operation
- brains
- OOTD
- outfit
- ramp up
- appear in
- bull in a china shop (like a)
- with no trace
- fit out
- be in bad, the worst possible, etc. taste