big fish

English - Turkish

Definition of big fish in English Turkish dictionary: büyük balık
big fish in a small pound: küçük denizde büyük balık
big fish in a little/small pond: (deyim) küçük bir toplulukta önemli olan kişi

English - English

Definition of big fish in English English dictionary: person of great importance, good catch; If you say that someone is a big fish in a small pond, you mean that they are powerful or important but only within a small group of people. In South Africa, Jani was a big fish in a small pond; If you describe someone as a big fish, you believe that they are powerful or important in some way. The four men arrested were described as really big fish by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. small fry
big fish in a small pond: 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.