( big fish)
1.
If you describe someone as a big fish , you believe that they are powerful or important in some way. ( INFORMAL )
The four men arrested were described as really big fish by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
≠ small fry
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2.
If you say that someone is a big fish in a small pond , you mean that they are powerful or important but only within a small group of people. ( INFORMAL )
In South Africa, Jani was a big fish in a small pond.
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