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big fish in small ponds

big fish in small ponds is the plural of big fish in a small pond.

Meaning of big fish in a small pond

Noun

big fish in a small pond (plural big fish in small ponds or big fish in a small pond)

  1. (idiomatic) One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
    • Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.
    Antonyms:
    small fish in a big pond

Questions about big fish in small ponds

What is big fish in small ponds the plural of?
Big fish in small ponds is the plural of big fish in a small pond.

Words near big fish in small ponds in the dictionary

  1. big fish
  2. big fish eat little fish
  3. big fish in a little pond
  4. big fish in a small pond
  5. big fish in little ponds
  6. big fish in small ponds
  7. big five
  8. big flies
  9. big fly
  10. big food
  11. Big Foot

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