big noise
Noun
Meaning
big noise (plural big noises)
(colloquial) An important or influential person.
Synonyms
baron
grandee
mayor
joss
rooster
big wheel
big fish
somebody
personage
dignitary
hotshot
mugwump
heavyweight
kingpin
big deal
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Essentially, 37Signals have decided, in this case, to trade politeness and “being good” for making a big noise and getting some page views and attention.
Suddenly, there was a big noise coming from the press section.
"There's still big noise at little Hampshire College after the school pulled the plug on a band's appearance at a Halloween event for being, as one band member put it, "too white."