little frog in a big pond



little frog in a big pond

Also, small frog in a large pond. An unimportant or unqualified individual in a large organization or other setting. For example, Coming from a small school, Sandy felt lost at the state university-a little frog in a big pond . This phrase is the counterpart of big fish in a small pond.
See also: big, frog, little, pond

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FolkeFOL-ke (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Chinweike-Western African, Igbo
Yehudah-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Sheila['ʃi:lə]
Decker['dekə]
Finlay-Irish, Scottish, English