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big fish
noun
a very important person or thing US, 1836- They spared most of the big fish. Congress must face up to social security costs. — Christian Science Monitor, p. 1, 25 November 1981
- “I was a big fish in a little pond, but it was nice for my ego and I learned how to win,” he said. [Quoting Patrick Horgan] — Los Angeles Times, p. C2, 1 February 1992
- Martha was a little fish when it comes to these crimes. We’re still waiting for the big fish at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Harken to pay for their crimes. — Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), p. 7C, 11 March 2004
- Over the next few months, that same informant helped apprehend or implicate several “big fish,” such as 17 corrupt state police officers. — Dallas Morning News, 14 March 2004
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