Idiom
big fish
Meaning
An important person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is a big fish in this small town.”
“She moved to the city because she wanted to work with big fish in the industry.”
“Although he was a big fish in his previous company, he struggled to find his footing in the competitive global market.”
Examples
simple
“He is a big fish in this small town.”
contextual
“She moved to the city because she wanted to work with big fish in the industry.”
complex
“Although he was a big fish in his previous company, he struggled to find his footing in the competitive global market.”
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