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.
See also:
  • 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