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
ClausKLOWSGerman, Danish
TimonTIE-mən (English), TEE-mawn (Dutch)Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
NathanaËLna-ta-na-ELFrench
WilmerWIL-mərEnglish
SawyerSOI-ər, SAW-yərEnglish (Modern)
Engle['eŋgl]