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big beast

British  

noun

  1. informal an important or powerful person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

He’s been a big beast of the media world for five decades.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022

But not every animal needing protection is a big beast.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2021

The big beast lingered in the driveway before Prero fired a “bear round” from her shotgun to shoo the animal away.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2019

Every man wanted something for himself, but the big beast that was all of them wanted only westering.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck