big fish
Example Sentences
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“She always said she’d rather be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond,” said her daughter, Melissa Davitt-Smith.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
The first arrests in connection with the scandal -- eight members of the country's Department of Public Works and Highways -- were announced only days ago, with the government promising "big fish are coming soon".
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
García Luna was a big fish ready to be fried in Brooklyn.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
He probably had to leave Arsenal to go to a smaller pond and be that big fish.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024
I loved being in my classroom with its plants, the big fish tank, and mahogany desks.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
