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
Moishe	-	Yiddish
Erasmus	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Ayres	[ɛəz]
Gloria	['glɔ:riə]
Scholastica	-	Late Roman
Panteleimon	-	Late Greek