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

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 • Jan. 4, 2025

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 look on Tyler’s face when he sees me bring in a really big fish.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick