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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cvijeta	TSVEE-e-tah	Croatian, Serbian
Demokritos	-	Ancient Greek
Rhonwen	-	Welsh
Aloisio	-	Italian
Geretrudis	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Shinju	sheen-joo	Japanese