big fish
Example Sentences
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The last time they waited to catch the big fish, he didn’t bite.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
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
Then you grab the keg and pull, and on the end of the rope is a big fish.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
