VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Big Fish

Meaning:

An important person

Examples:

  • Having said that, however, I share Parliament's concern that if very big fish factory vessels were to be excluded from the statutory obligation, that would be very retrograde.
  • Corruption is robbery at the expense of Romania's citizens, and the new President has pledged major anti-corruption measures which will hopefully target not only the 'small fry' but also the big fish.
  • In order to ensure a consistent application of the Combined Nomenclature, the classification of fish fillets referred to as ‘loins’ (whether or not cut into pieces) obtained from big fish, under heading 0304, should be clarified.
  • It's no small feat to catch a tuna fish because they're really big fish.
  • My brother caught a big fish.
  • The old man caught a big fish.
  • Start with a 16-ounce portion of big fish.
  • We therefore need to start with the big fish and focus on them.
  • The big fish eat the small ones.
  • David caught a big fish.