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A big shot
A cup of coffee ( A baseball expression denoting a break from
major
league baseball )
A golden
key
can open any door
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A life changing experience
A lot of fuss about nothing
America's most
famous
dessert ( Jell-O Gelatin Dessert advertising slogan )
At all costs
Big cheese
Big fish in a small pool ( someone considered influential compared to their less
significant
peers )
Big noise
Big shot
Big time
Big wheel
Big white
chief
Big wig
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Bigger fish to fry
Bit player
Burning issue
Cardinal
sin
Champagne wishes and caviar dreams ( Lifestyles of the Rich and
Famous
sign-off )
Chief
cook and bottle washer
Chief
of staff
Cut above the rest
Cut no ice
Dead issue
Dief the
Chief
( Nickname of John Diefenbaker )
Don't amount to a hill of beans
Earth shattering
Famous
for being
famous
Famous
for fifteen minutes
Famous
last words
Fart in a windstorm
Fear Is The
Key
( Barry Newman movie )
Ferret face ( Nickname of
Major
Frank Burns ( Larry Linville ) )
Golden rule
Got bigger fish to fry
Hail to the
chief
High ticket item ( a consumer good that would constitute a
major
expense when bought )
History in the making
Hold the field ( - remain the most important )
Hot Lips Houlihan ( Nickname of
Major
Margaret Houlihan ( Loretta Swit ) )
Hot button issue
I'm convinced the Goodyear Grand Prix-S is a
major
contribution to road safety ( Goodyear Tyres advertising slogan )
If God did not exist, it would be
necessary
to invent him
In a
critical
condition
Iowa's
Leading
Edge ( Nickname of Council Bluffs Iowa )
Is this trip necessary?
Jerkwater town
Key
of the door ( Bingo call for number twenty one )
Key
to your heart
Leading
authority
Leading
edge
Leading
fashion hub
Leading
indicator
Leading
light
Leading
question
Little fish in a big pond ( someone considered
unimportant
compared to their more
significant
peers )
Little tin god
Lock him up and throw away the
key
Low
key
Major
league ( A baseball expression meaning at the top rank )
Major
player
Make great play of
Make history
Material
Girl ( Madonna song )
Matter of life and death
Mere trifle
Mission
critical
Murderers' Row ( A baseball expression denoting a group of talented individuals or
valuable
assets )
Must win game
No introduction
necessary
Not to be sneezed at
Not to speak of
Not worth a hill of beans
Off
key
On the back burner
On the
critical
list
On the front burner
One to remember
Pride of place
Progress is our most important product ( General Electric advertising slogan )
Schlitz the beer that made Milwaukee
famous
( Schlitz Beer advertising slogan )
Self important
Serious
as a heart attack
Serious
bit of kit
Serious
money
Skeleton
key
Small potatoes
Something and nothing
Sorry about that, Chief. ( A catchphrase from Get Smart )
Source
material
Splashed across the front page
The Beer that Made Milwaukee
Famous
( Schlitz advertising slogan )
The
Chief
( Nickname of Robert Parish )
The Custodian ( Nickname of Brian
Cardinal
)
The
Famous
Five ( characters in Enid Blyton's series of children's book )
The Galloping
Major
( Nickname of Ferenc Puskas )
The Gold Standard
The Importance Of Being Earnest ( Oscar Wilde book )
The Importance of Being Ernest ( play by Oscar Wilde )
The blind
leading
the blind
The great and the good
The
key
to a nice, relaxed evening ( Horlicks advertising slogan )
The main event
Throw away the
key
Today the discriminating family finds it absolutely
necessary
to own two or more motor cars ( Buick advertising slogan )
Too big for your boots
Too big for your britches
Top priority
Under lock and
key
Vital
signs
Vital
statistics
Wake up and smell the coffee
Where the rubber meets the road ( where the important facts or realities lie )
World Heritage Site
World
famous
You cannot be
serious
( A catchphrase from John McEnroe )
You're the man