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
Sabah Ud-Din	-	Arabic (Rare)
Aminda	ah-MEEN-dah	Esperanto
Cynthia	['sinθjə]
Phuntsok	-	Tibetan
Apolinar	ah-po-lee-NAHR	Spanish
Samuhel	-	Biblical Latin