wig Идиома

a big wig

an important person, a president etc., VIP Barry is a big wig in Gulf Oil - a vice president or something.

big gun/cheese/wheel/wig

an important person, a leader The new director was a big wheel in his previous company but is not so important now.

big wigs

important persons: judges, presidents etc., VIP We've asked the big wigs to change their decision.

get a wiggle on

hurry up, get going Get a wiggle on. We have to arrive at the party before the other guests arrive.

twig to that

think of that, realize that His uncle Ralph is the Premier! I just twigged to that.

twiggy

slim person, as slim as a twig on a branch Kim is a gymnast. She's slim and agile - a real twiggy.

wigger

a derogatory term for white people usually used by white people

flip one's wig

Idiom(s): flip one's wig AND flip one's lid

Theme: EXCITEMENT

to suddenly become angry, crazy, or enthusiastic. (Slang.)
• Whenever anyone mentions taxes, Mr. Jones absolutely flips his wig.
• Stop whistling. You're going to make me flip my lid. • When I saw that brand-new car and learned it was mine, I just flipped my wig.

Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined

Things, especially education, that affect and influence us in our childhood shape the kind of adult we turn out to be. (There are various versions of this, like 'As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined' and 'As the twig is bent, so the tree inclines', 'As the twig is bent so is the tree inclined')

Keep your wig on!

(UK) This idiom is used to tell someone to calm down.

big cheese|big|big gun|big shot|big wheel|big wig|

n., slang An important person; a leader; a high official; a person of high rank. Bill had been a big shot in high school. John wanted to be the big cheese in his club.
Compare: WHOLE CHEESE.

big shot|big|big wig|shot|wig

n. An important or influential person. Elmer is a big shot in the State Assembly.

flip one's lid|flip|flip one's wig|lid|wig

slang 1. To lose one's temper. When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid.
Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought he had flipped his lid. 3. To become unreasonably enthusiastic. She flipped her lid over a hat she saw in the store window. He's flipped his lid over that new actress.

wig

wig
In addition to the idiom beginning with wig, also see flip one's lid.

wig out

wig out
Become or make wildly excited or irrational, as in He'll wig out when he gets the bill for that party. This idiom probably alludes to the earlier flip one's wig (see under flip one's lid). [Slang; c. 1950] Also see freak out, def. 2.

wiggle

wiggle
get a wiggle on
Slang
To hurry or hurry up.