big fish

Example Sentences

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She was a big fish in a small and comfortable pond.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“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

Doubt we’re going more than five miles an hour, me and the big fish.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick