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
The idea is, attract small fish into the chum slick and the big fish will rise up to feed on the small fish.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
