big fish

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“There’s a lot of big fish on the lake,” said Paul Muche, scion of a family considered sturgeon-spearing royalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

Yet for 101 minutes, the big fish and the minnows were even.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Richardson was a good example, which he said was especially common in Wales, of being "the big fish in a small pond".

From BBC • May 4, 2024

The box with the baits was under the stem of the skiff along with the club that was used to subdue the big fish when they were brought alongside.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway