| Idiom | bigwig |
|---|---|
| Meaning | very important person; person in charge synonyms: head honcho; big cheese; VIP (very important person) origin: This term comes from "big wig" -- the large wigs that English men wore in the 17th and 18th centuries. Men of great importance wore the biggest wigs. |
| Example | All the bigwigs from the company went to Hawaii for a four-day conference. |
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