Joe thought he was the whole cheese in the game because he owned the ball.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
whole cheese — {slang} or {informal}[whole show] {n.}, {informal} The only important person; big boss. * /Joe thought he was the whole cheese in the game because he owned the ball./ * /You re not the whole show just because you got all A s./ Compare: BIG CHEESE … Dictionary of American idioms
whole cheese — {slang} or {informal}[whole show] {n.}, {informal} The only important person; big boss. * /Joe thought he was the whole cheese in the game because he owned the ball./ * /You re not the whole show just because you got all A s./ Compare: BIG CHEESE … Dictionary of American idioms
whole — [hōl] adj. [ME (Midland) hool, for hol, hal < OE hal, healthy, whole, hale: akin to Ger heil, ON heill < IE base * kailo , sound, uninjured, auspicious > Welsh coel, omen] 1. a) in sound health; not diseased or injured b) Archaic healed … English World dictionary
whole\ show — noun informal the only important person; big boss. You re not the whole show just because you got all A s. Compare: big cheese See: whole cheese … Словарь американских идиом
cheese — See: BIG CHEESE, WHOLE CHEESE … Dictionary of American idioms
cheese — See: BIG CHEESE, WHOLE CHEESE … Dictionary of American idioms
cheese — See: big cheese, whole cheese … Словарь американских идиом
whole show — See: WHOLE CHEESE … Dictionary of American idioms
whole show — See: WHOLE CHEESE … Dictionary of American idioms
Cheese bun — Cheese buns Pão de queijo with coffee and a small … Wikipedia
