big fish
Example Sentences
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"A few years ago, I used to catch big fish like captains and catfish but because of the pollution, they've moved further out to sea," fisherman Gilby Mwana-Fioti told AFP.
From Barron's • May 20, 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
He probably had to leave Arsenal to go to a smaller pond and be that big fish.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024
There were other things in the lair of the snake: a fox’s tail, wood-pigeon wings, the head of a big fish, and fur pelts of many species of creatures.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
