big fish in a small pond

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔːl ˈpɒnd/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔl ˈpɑnd/ === Noun === big fish in a small pond (plural big fish in small ponds or big fish in a small pond) (idiomatic) One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization. Synonyms: big fish in a little pond, (vulgar slang) King Shit of Fuck Mountain Antonym: small fish in a big pond ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hidden champion === Further reading === big-fish–little-pond effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “big fish in a small pond, n.” under “big, adj. and adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2008. “a big fish, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.