big fish

Example Sentences

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“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

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

García Luna was a big fish ready to be fried in Brooklyn.

From Los Angeles Times

"They physically cannot swallow large objects like kayaks, tires, or even big fish like tuna," he said.

From BBC

Later, Gallagher mentioned a police officer who had remarked earlier that day that not going after shoplifters made it “tougher to go after the big fish, the bigger criminals.”

From Los Angeles Times