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What is a big shot?

What is a big shot? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) A person with a reputation of importance or power.
  2. (idiomatic) A rare and significant chance to achieve fame or success.
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The wise old heads would advise him to lay up, but he'd invariably go for the big shot.
Nicolas is a big shot, who knows how to easily make everything out of nothing.
As usual, this big shot walked away with a slick profit and a wink, while small investors and company employees took a bath.
If, on the other hand, a film producer or a literary agent or a big shot City headhunter suggests lunch, a whole drawerful of exciting possibilities slides open in your mind.
Branco rocked Gatti with a big shot and the battle moved into the ropes as Gatti clinched.
Such a reform process would be a win-win proposition for the EU and Turkey and a big shot in the arm for the accession process.

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