with great (something) comes great (something else)
with great (something) comes great (something else)
When one comes to possess or wield a large amount of something, a large amount of something else is bound to follow or must also be reckoned with. Modeled on the phrase "with great power comes great responsibility" from the Spider-Man media franchise. It's true that you want for there to be a lot of excitement around your next product, but it's also true that with great expectations comes great pressure to deliver on them. A: "There's just a lot of risk involved in a business decision like that." B: "True, but with great risk comes great opportunity."
See also: come, great
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- any amount of (something)
- any amount/number of something
- less is more
- if that
- amount to
- margin
- by a margin (of something)
- crumbs from (one's) table
- crumbs from someone's table
- crumbs from the rich man's table