Noun
big end (plural big ends)
In a piston engine, the larger end (crankshaft end) of the connecting rod that connects a piston to the crankshaft.
From the sound of that motor, I'd say yer big end's gone, mate.
The game of football, especially in the NFL, is all about situations, and coming out on the big end of that stick. Ndamukong Suh
It's all short-term stuff - next year's dividends for the big end of town, the next election (shortly before which you throw a few shiny beads and trinkets to the voters) and holding on to your seat. Source: Internet
He says ransomware is now aimed at the big end of town. Source: Internet
Giant basin The giant basin at the big end of Toutatis has a diameter of ~805 m, suggesting that one or more impactors may have collided with it there. Source: Internet
With council elections coming up in March next year, now is the time to imagine what kind of neighbourhood we’d like to create, and let that vision define council policies, rather than letting the big end of town run the show. Source: Internet
Increasing pay levels to encourage drivers not to take on excessive work loads was an answer, an answer the big end of town didn't want to hear. Source: Internet