Used to describe someone that is important or influential. For example: You’ll have to ask the Big Cheese for permission before making that request.
If something is cheesy...
It's corny or overly sentimental. For example: liked the movie, but the ending was kind of cheesy.
To cut the cheese means to...
Fart. For example: I think somebody cut the cheese in that elevator because it smelled really bad.
Tough/hard cheese means...
There is little or nothing you can do to help them. For example: If you don’t like the dinner, tough cheese, because this is all we got.
If something has more holes than a Swiss cheese...
It's flawed. For example: The story he told the police has more holes than Swiss Cheese.
If you call someone a cheesehead...
You're implying they're not very smart/acting dumb. For example: Would you stop being a cheesehead and get back to work.
A cheese eater is...
An informer; a person who betrays his friends. For example: Some cheese eater told the teacher the prank we were going pull on him and so we all got in trouble.
Cheesepairing means...
Unwillingness to spend mone. For example: I thought that that arrangement, made a year ago, was a very cheeseparing one.
Chalk and cheese means...
When two people are very different from each other. For example: I can’t believe Mark and Keith are twins, they are like chalk and cheese.
Cheese it!
Run away! For example: Cheese it, the cops!
If you cheese someone off, you...
Anger or annoy someone. For example: What she said to you really cheeses me off!
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