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Meanings of big gun in inglés

portugués
figurão

An important influential person.

figurão
Usage of big gun in inglés
1
And I'll make up for my age with a really big gun.
Artemis Fowl
2
But Kenneth's a bright lad and a big gun in his county.
Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work
3
Make him think that we figure him to be a big gun.
Bull Hunter
4
For that great place a big gun, rumored or real, commanded respect.
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
5
The people win in the end because they find a big gun.
The Guardian
6
It wasn't a big gun, but it was blue-steel and deadly looking.
Summer of Night
7
He's no good at long range 'cept with a big gun, sir.
The Exiles and Other Stories
8
My fire was directed solely at the big gun; my No.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal, 1899-1900: Journal of Active Se...
9
The water was gone and only one shell remained for the big gun.
In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
10
From across the sea came the sound of a big gun.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
11
The big gun had been throwing its shells into the city all day.
Soldier Silhouettes on Our Front
12
In the wet afternoon the big gun's work was less dignified.
Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege
13
Tyee was of the opinion that it was a big gun.
Children of the Frost
14
Horror-stricken, those near the big gun looked across the intervening space.
The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays / Or, The Sham Battles at ...
15
There was the sound of a big gun, and a shell screamed overhead.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
16
A few horses hauling big gun carriages straggle through the dust.
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
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