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
Jawdat	-	Arabic
Pancrazio	pahn-KRAH-tsyo	Italian
AÑUli	-	Western African, Igbo
Andromache	[æn'dra:məki]
Annelien	ahn-nə-LEEN	Dutch
Katelin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)