Sentences with phrase «big gorilla»
The phrase "big gorilla" is often used to describe someone or something that is very powerful, influential, or dominant. It can suggest that the person or thing has a strong presence or is in a position of authority. Full definition
«Amazon is the other big gorilla on our doorstep,» Mr Goyder told a Sydney business lunch hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia.
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It is a unique situation though, where the usual big gorilla on the block, corporate America is a no - show.
Sadly for the rest of the population, Rampage comes across as a brain - dead popcorn flick, where producers leave the script at the door and just have a big gorilla smash up a city.
The game, which has been remade a few times since its initial arcade release in 1986, featured a small cast of the usual suspects of big monsters from movies that destroy cities — a big gorilla, and a big lizard — and also a giant wolfman because why not.
He's not just a big gorilla.
Yes, he's massive, like a big gorilla, but he is the sweetest, kindest teddy bear.
We asked him about how authors can make the most of that program, even if they haven't been able to get sponsorships with the big gorilla of advertising.
I think Hugh Howey said it best when someone asked him why he was «limiting» his potential readership (and I'm paraphrasing here) by going all - in with Amazon: If going all - in with Amazon means selling a lot more books (just because they're the biggest gorilla in the room) than going wide, how is that «limiting» his readership when he's actually being read by MORE people?
My big gorilla hands have a hard time holding the Kindle in a way that's comfortable to use the page button sensors.
As much as that big gorilla's behavior bothers me, it does seem less hassle to go first with it.
The self - publishing world is firmly divided in to two camps: One in favour of exclusivity, for Amazon, which is undoubtedly the biggest gorilla of the book selling universe.
But agriculture is the big gorilla.
It's hard to admit, but stop and take a hard look at what this big gorilla is doing to your organization and if the feeling is «trapped» then start doing something about it... now!
The poor behavior continued with emails referring to opposing counsel in conflicting precedent as «SCUM» and «VERMIN» — and a judge as a «BIG GORILLA» who was attempting to accomplish «INSANITY.»