be the only pebble on the beach



not be the only pebble on the beach

to not be the only person who is important in a situation or in a group Laura always expects to get her own way. It's time she learned that she's not the only pebble on the beach.
See also: beach, on, pebble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Knute-Norwegian
Kiyoshikee-yo-sheeJapanese
BriscoeBRIS-koEnglish (Rare)
CarysKAHR-isWelsh
IrisIE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
Malvina[mæl'vi:nə]