A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND

Meaning of A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND in English

a person who is important only within a limited sphere.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

A BIG FISH (IN A SMALL POND) — an important person (in a small community)
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POND — I. ˈpänd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ponde, alteration of pounde, poonde enclosure — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POND — (v. t.) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
Английский словарь Webster
POND — ( v. t. ) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POND — /pond/ , n. 1. a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POND — I. ˈpänd noun Etymology: Middle English ponde artificially confined body of water, probably alteration of pounde enclosure — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
Webster English vocab
POND — vt to ponder. 2. pond ·vt to make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming. …
Webster English vocab
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
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BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POND — [pond] n [ME ponde artificially confined body of water, prob. alter. of pounde enclosure--more at pound] (14c): a body of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
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Britannica English vocabulary
SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POND — pond, Pond BrE AmE pɒnd AmE pɑːnd ▷ ponds pɒndz AmE pɑːndz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SMALL — / smɔːl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( small·er , small·est ) NOT LARGE 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POND — / pɒnd; NAmE pɑːnd/ noun a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial : a fish pond …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — I. small 1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative smaller , superlative smallest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POND — pond S3 /pɒnd $ pɑːnd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ pound 1 (2) ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POND — n. & v. --n. 1 a fairly small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POND — n. & v. n. 1 a fairly small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Oxford English vocab
POND — n. & v. --n. 1. a fairly small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
SMALL — ( smaller, smallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A small person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POND — ( ponds) 1. A pond is a small area of water that is smaller than a lake. Ponds are often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large/wide/small mouth ▪ He had a big nose and a big mouth. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck pond (= a small area of water where there are ducks ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish pond a fishing boat ▪ The fishing boats go out to sea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL — (LACKING IMPORTANCE) [adjective] -er, -est - not having much importance or effectTalking to her makes me feel small (= unimportant …
Cambridge English vocab
POND — [noun] [C] - an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially madeShe has a duck pond at the …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
FISH — n. fish farming fish duck fish hawk archer fish blind fish bony fish fish poisoning Fish Hamilton flying fish Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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