: a person who is very well known or important in a small group of people but who is not known or important outside that group In school he was a big fish in a small pond, but once he moved to the city he was just another struggling actor.

Is it better to be a small fish in a big pond?

Big fish in a small pond refers to a setting where you are more powerful/important/influential than your, rather small, peer group. Small fish in a big pond refers to having lesser power/importance than your peers in a much larger group.

What is a big fish called?

The terms we use to describe big fish—especially the ones that got away—are fairly limited and predictable. These are lunkers, monsters, giants, whoppers, whales, and the like. Small fish are often personified as small people.

What is the meaning of there are plenty of fish in the sea?

informal. —used to say that there are many more people available for a romantic relationship I know youre sad because you and your boyfriend broke up, but hes not the only fish in the sea. Youre right. There are many/plenty more fish in the sea.

What is the largest fish to ever exist?

Leedsichthys problematicus Enter Leedsichthys problematicus. The extinct fish—thought to be the largest on record—lived about 165 million years ago in Europe and South America. It grew to at least 16.5 meters in length and might have weighed 45 metric tons, which means it was larger even than todays whale shark.

Is fish out of water an idiom?

(informal) a person who feels uncomfortable or embarrassed in unfamiliar surroundings: Everybody else knew each other really well, so I felt a bit like a fish out of water.