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big fish
n
1. an important or powerful person
2. a big fish in a small pond the most important or powerful person in a small group
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Noun | 1. | ![]() colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events knocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person supremo - the most important person in an organization |
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big fish
noun powerful person, authority, leader, important person, supreme person, influential person a big fish in the murky pool of high finance
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