one that got away



one that got away

Fig. the big fish that got away, especially as the subject of a fisherman's story. The one that got away is always bigger than the one that got caught.
See also: away, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MikaelMEE-kah-elSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Talin-Armenian
Vitalija-Lithuanian
Mateja (1)-Slovene, Croatian
Tornike-Georgian
Haris (1)-Bosnian, Urdu, Arabic