big fish

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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.

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