BIG FISH


Meaning of BIG FISH in English

( 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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