big gun | Idiomator

Meaning: (military)Alargeartillerygunor one of the largest-calibernavalguns (as on abattleship).Synonym:great gun1870December 2, “The Suez Mail”, inSouthland Times, number1342, New Zealand, page 2:London, Nov. 1: Thebig gunsopened fire on Paris today at mid-day.1968March 26, “Battleship begins Viet Tests”, inEvening News, Newburgh, NY, USA, retrieved19 August 2011, page 1:The smaller crew was possible because the battleship was stripped of all but herbig guns.2008December 6,William J. Bennett, John Cribb, “Deadly resolve answered attack”, inDaily Courier, USA, retrieved 19 Aug. 2011:The USS West Virginia became one of many symbols of American resolve. . . . Herbig gunspounded the enemy at the battles of Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.; (idiomatic,by extension,chiefly in theplural)A person, group, thing, or course of action that ispowerful,influential, or particularlyeffective.Synonyms:big shot,bigwig;see alsoThesaurus:important person1888June 6, “A Great Day for Big Guns”, inNew York Times, retrieved 20 Aug. 2011:This has been a great day for the big guns. This does not refer to Prof. Lummis and the otherbig gunsof the Board of Visitors, for every day is a great one for them.1957Aug. 28, Ed Wilks, "Sports" (Headline),Park City News(USA), p. 15(retrieved 20 Aug. 2011):Berra IsBig GunIn Yankee Victory2001June 29, Frank Pellegrini, “Whatever Happened to Military Restructuring?”, inTime:And the administration'sbig guns— Bush, Cheney, Powell and once-and-current Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — had the clout to make bold and necessary changes.2007March 26, Yuri Wuensch, “Eric Clapton simply masterful”, incanoe.ca, Canada, retrieved 20 Aug. 2011:Clapton kept thebig gunsfor last, finishing the set off with Derek and the Domino's "Layla", complete with the haunting instrumentals at song's end.; (surfing)A largesurfboardused to ride very large,powerfulwaves.1966,Bruce Brown, director,The Endless Summer:Special boards are used called "big guns."

Examples:

EN: You got nice big gun too?
ES: Tiene un revólver bien grande además, ¿eh?
EN: - Well, when I walkie-talkied to you, he was walkin' around the building with a big gun strapped on.
ES: Cuando te llamé... estaba rodeando del edificio con un arma.
EN: That big gun in your hand makes you look grown-up, you think!
ES: ¡Cree que por tener un arma, ya es un hombre!
EN: But, mom, he's got a great, big gun--
ES: Pero tiene una pistola enorme.
EN: The big gun. The great hero.
ES: El héroe legendario.
EN: If those commies get wise we're directing the fire from this temple... they'll have every big gun from Manchuria to Moscow trying to knock us down.
ES: Si los comunistas descubren que dirigimos el fuego desde este templo utilizarán todas las armas de Manchuria y Moscú para golpearnos.
EN: The third time the horse rears up the husband pulls out a big gun
ES: La tercera vez que se encabritó el marido sacó un revólver.
EN: He say he is going to shoot big gun when he grow up.
ES: Dice que disparará un arma enorme cuando crezca.
EN: Seeks some big gun he carries.
ES: Mira qué pistolón lleva.
EN: She has a husband, and he has a gun, a great big gun!
ES: Tiene un marido con una pistola, ¡una pistola muy grande!
EN: A great big gun.
ES: Una pistola muy grande.
EN: - That's a big gun, George.
ES: Es una pistola muy grande.
EN: You got the big gun huh.
ES: Le acertaron finalmente al cañón.
EN: Duh. Everybody knows about the big gun.
ES: Lo que todo el mundo sabe.
EN: at least we don't have that big gun to face.
ES: Al menos no tendremos que enfrentarnos a ese cañón monstruoso.

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