一枚看板

Meanings

1. Noun

   leading player; prima donna; box-office starFour-character idiom
2. best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertiseFour-character idiom

• あの女優じょゆうは一座いちざの一枚看板いちまいかんばんだ。

  That actress is the shining star of the company.

• おいおい、一枚看板いちまいかんばんのお前まえが来れないんじゃ、今日きょうの合ごうコン盛もり上あがらないよ。

  We're counting on you to be the life of the party. It'll bomb if you don't come.