Big-fish-in-a-small-pond Definition
noun
(idiomatic) 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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Noun
Singular:
big-fish-in-a-small-pond
Plural:
big fish in small ponds
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