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big fish

big fish noun: an important person.

Noun

big fish

  1. (idiomatic, singular, usually) An important person.
    • Nevertheless, First looks set to become a big fish in this marginal pond.2024 December 27, Philip Haigh, “FirstGroup advances its plans for open access expansion”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 49

big fish meaning in Tamil and Kannada

big fish in Tamil

தெறிச்சமீன்

big fish in Kannada

ನಿಡುಮೀನ್, ನಿಡುಮೀನು, ಪೆರ್ಮೀನ್, ಪೆರ್ಮೀನು, ಹೆಮ್ಮೀನ್, ಹೆಮ್ಮೀನು

Questions about big fish

What does big fish mean?
Big fish means an important person.
What is big fish in Tamil?
Big fish in Tamil is தெறிச்சமீன். See Big fish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is big fish?
Big fish is a noun.

Words near big fish in the dictionary

  1. big figures
  2. big final
  3. big finals
  4. big finger
  5. big fingers
  6. big fish
  7. big fish eat little fish
  8. big fish in a little pond
  9. big fish in a small pond
  10. big fish in little ponds
  11. big fish in small ponds

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