Big Fish In A Small Pond Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Big Fish In A Small Pond Idiom mean?

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big fish in a small pond What does big fish in a small pond mean?	an important person in a small place	The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.
big fish in a small pond What does big fish in a small pond mean?	an important person in a less important place	The woman was a big fish in a small pond when she moved to the small town.
big fish in a small pond What does big fish in a small pond mean?	an important person in a small place	The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.
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for free What does "for free" mean?	for no charge or cost	We were able to get a television set from our neighbor for free.

stack What does "stack" mean?	pile of toast, French toast, or pancakes
a white elephant What does "a white elephant" mean?	something that is not useful and costs a lot of money to maintain	The airport is a white elephant and nobody liked to use it.
get off to a flying start What does "get off to a flying start" mean?	to have a successful beginning	The new restaurant got off to a flying start when many people came during the first weekend.
cut (someone) to the quick What does "cut (someone) to the quick" mean?	to hurt someone's feelings very badly	The woman cut her friend to the quick when she criticized her new clothes.
throw a fit What does "throw a fit" mean?	to become very angry	The boy's mother threw a fit when she heard about his problems at school.
on a diet What does "on a diet" mean?	to be eating less food so that you can lose weight	I was on a diet for several months last year.
Dress to kill What does "Dress to kill" mean?	When someone is dressed to kill, they are dressed very smartly.

deaf and dumb What does "deaf and dumb" mean?	to be unable to hear or speak	The man was deaf and dumb and could not communicate with the woman on the train.
forbidden fruit What does "forbidden fruit" mean?	something that one finds attractive partly because it is illegal or immoral or prohibited	Entering the old building was forbidden fruit for the young boys.
gird up one's loins What does "gird up one's loins" mean?	get ready to do something that will be difficult	I got ready to gird up my loins and begin to work on some of my problem accounts.
do in (something) or do (something) in What does "do in (something) or do (something) in" mean?	to ruin or destroy something	The boy quickly did in the new shoes that he had received for his birthday.

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Big Fish In A Small Pond Idiom