big beast

noun

1. informal,  an important or powerful person

Example Sentences

The governing LDP may be the weary incumbent but it is still a big beast that has weathered many political storms.

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She rocketed to victory in 2015 - the 20-year-old student beating a big beast of Labour.

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This is unsettling for French taxpayers, worried about the cost of living and uncomfortable for the rest of the eurozone, fearing the knock-on effects of damage to their currency’s reputation if Big Beast France appears out of control.

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Big Beast Germany, meanwhile, the EU's largest economy, is also in trouble.

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Mr Alexander, the Labour big beast she beat, is hoping to return as an MP, standing for Labour in a different seat in the east of Scotland.

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