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
Kunto-Western African, Akan
İSmaİL-Turkish
TemÜJin-Medieval Mongolian
Nirmal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Henda-Yiddish
Miloslav-Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic