a big fish

An important, successful, or influential person. Meeting a big fish like the company's CEO can be quite an intimidating experience for an intern. I'd rather be a big fish in a small pond than move to New York City and be a nobody!

a big fish

(informal)

an important or powerful person in a group or organization Mrs Coughlin is one of the directors - a big fish.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dafna	-	Hebrew
Margot	mar-GO	French
Lassiter	['læsitə]
Basilius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
CĂTĂLina	-	Romanian
Auxentios	-	Ancient Greek