Sentences with phrase «fish in a big pond»

After graduating, I was just a little fish in a big pond.

Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

alexis will be a small fish in a big pond at city,

Having been a big fish in a small pond, they then become involved with bigger fish in a bigger pond.

Coutinho is a better player, and the Englishman will struggle as an average sized fish in a big pond, as opposed to his Southampton days.

At the moment he's a big fish in a big pond but going to a «bigger club» with bigger egos and perhaps more rigorous regime might actually stifle him.

He was a small fish in a big pond at Barca and he thought otherwise, spat his dummy out on numerous occasions in his time there, Then there's the tax fraud incident.

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

How adamant Rodgers was that Sterling wasn't for sale, claiming that he «wouldn't get the same opportunities» at other clubs really made Liverpool look like a very small fish in a big pond.

And if they ever did join the Premier League, they would be a very small fish in a big pond.

Do you want to be a small fish in a big pond or work?

My readership hasn't grown in awhile (not to mention my social media following) and, while I try not to base my self - worth on that, it's just so hard to be such a small fish in a big pond and still keep up the motivation.

All of a sudden, I went from being a small fish in a big pond to being the only fish in a totally new pond.

It can feel like you're a small fish in a big pond and become an overwhelming experience.

Eventually, I decided that while I was to be a little fish in a big pond, I still had value to offer and went ahead with this blog.

So I am a small fish in a big pond but I live life to the max.

Most biopics follow the same formula: star starts off poverty - stricken, small fish in a big pond, meets the right people by chance, becomes uber - successful, then the drugs, loose women come along, then tragedy.

We all need to have experiences being the big fish in the little pond and the little fish in the big pond.

I'm a teeny tiny fish in a big pond, people, so I need all the signal boosting I can get!)

Of course, the pitfalls include being a little fish in a big pond (with lots of big fish roaming around!)

Q: I've heard that Smith is a «big company» and that I might be a small fish in a big pond, as opposed to other agencies or sole - person operations.

An infrequent visitor — but frequent Hyatt hotel guest — like me can now look forward to better treatment at the mega resorts instead of being reduced to a small fish in a big pond.

I don't want to be a small fish in a big pond.

We're going to be small fish in a big pond and I think it's just really fascinating.

Invest in stocks and you are always a small fish in a big pond, subject to forces you can not control.

It's like fishing in a small pond with a big net, as opposed to fishing in a big pond with a small net.

Wind Mobile has always been a little fish in a big pond, competing with the likes of Rogers, Bell and Telus using cheaper, city - focused unlimited plans.

Are you concerned that this candidate is going to either be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

Are you tired of being lost as a small fish in a big pond of certified resume writers who leave job seekers unsure who to hire?

Of course there's the regression from being a big fish in a small pond back to being a small fish in a big pond.

I will be designing alongside 20 other wonderfully talented bloggers, and I am feeling a bit like a small fish in a big pond.

Not exact matches

I mean, when I speak to him I feel like a small fish in a very, very, very big pond, but I'm trying.

They became a big fish in a small (er) pond earlier in their life cycle, and most likely reaped major benefits because of it.

Can a small fish survive in a big pond?

Once the preserve of PC games, the ongoing shift from physical to digital distribution is enticing the biggest fish in the pond — the console industry.

For Canada, the US exit made it a bigger fish in a smaller pond and Canada's game transitioned from defence to offence.

Here, Wealthsimple is a smaller fish in a much bigger, crowded pond that includes the likes of local robo - adviser Nutmeg Saving and Investment Ltd. and giant HSBC Holdings PLC's automated investing platform.

It's how the big fish in the pond stay the big fish.

Cap would prefer to be a big man in a small pond, but as for me, I would prefer to be a tiny fish in a greater ocean.

Lots of big fish in little ponds gather their little groups of «Untouchables.»

They just tell stories about friends of theirs who heard about a guy who caught dozens of fish on a stretch of a river in Africa, or another guy who pulled a fish so big out of a frozen pond in Minnesota that the fisherman had to make the hole in the ice bigger just to pull it out.

She could assume a Robert California / Charles Minor role where she comes into Scranton and takes names and asserts herself as the big fish in the small pond.

Downton Abbey was a big fish in a small miniseries pond the last few years.

«We make a lot of noise,» Legeron says of natural wine devotees, «but we're a big fish in a small pond, in a way.»

If he left for to join the Tigers, he would be a big fish in a small pond, but at least he would be in the Premier League and he is dearly loved by the KC faithful.

Cain will be a big fish in a small pond this season, but his long - term future is at a much higher level for sure.

Otherwise it looks like Pennant will once again be the big fish in a little pond, staring into the murkiness of another relegation battle.

But, Pautzke thought, why not raise the fish in ponds until they actually felt the urge to go to salt water, use the streams merely as chutes to send them out to the ocean's rich feeding grounds, wait two years, and — presto — get back hundreds, thousands, even millions of big, healthy trout?

Yes he may improve as a big fish in a little pond.

I see lukaku as a big fish in a small pond.