Sentences with phrase «of big fish in a small pond»

Just as a side note, it is interesting to point out that most of the big fish in our small pond and beyond prefer salted hash over everything.

I came back from LA to NC and got a sort of big fish in a small pond effect.

Being a bit of a big fish in a small pond has given me the opportunity to take the lead on some really great files.

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

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.

«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.»

Martinez is clearly starting to get to the point where he's sick of being a big fish in a small pond, playing in the Portuguese league.

While he may have been a big fish in a small pond in Ames, he frequently tested himself against NFL - caliber defenses in four years of Big 12 plbig fish in a small pond in Ames, he frequently tested himself against NFL - caliber defenses in four years of Big 12 plBig 12 play.

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

and I still reiterate my sentiments, many players are better suited to playing for smaller clubs with very little expectations and less pressure and I can name loads of very very talented players who just don't have the big club mentality, players who bloom and shine when they are the main attraction, the big fish in a small pond but who will whither and fade once they make the step up to bigger teams... with Arsenal Afobe will just be another player, another upstart who will find the pressure of delivering week in week out or be out of the team hard to deal with... at Bournemouth he has time to settle into his pace, if he misses chances like he did on his debut for the club he will still be given chances after chances, just like it happened withn him

The transition from big fish in a small pond to simply being one of many talented players was always bound to produce frustrating moments for Iturbe and Roma.

In a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponIn a rather tongue - in - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponin - cheek manner, Drogba seems to have taken a pot - shot at Fernando Torres and Liverpool FC in his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small ponin his autobiography, saying that he sympathised with the # 50 million - priced striker who might have felt like a big fish taken out of his small pond.

The stark contrast in his role and his production perfectly embodies the really big fish in a small pond idea, and truly conveys what happens when a superstar footballer drops way down in weight class of the league he plays in.

Porto are in many ways a big fish in a small pond; the Portuguese League generates an annual TV revenue of 50 million to split between its clubs, while a club like Arsenal alone earns more than that annually, just to put it in perspective how much of an uphill battle it is for Porto to mix it up deep in the Champions League.

So it wasn't too hard to, sort of you know, be a big fish in a small pond.

Being the biggest fish in a small pond doesn't make you the biggest fish pointblankperiod — it's just indicative of your perspective at that given moment in that given space.

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.

Being a big fish — even in a small pond — takes a great deal of effort.

Josh Hutcherson makes an appearance as the flighty ex-boyfriend of McKayla, as does Craig Robinson as Big Al, a local big mouth and small fish swimming in a tiny poBig Al, a local big mouth and small fish swimming in a tiny pobig mouth and small fish swimming in a tiny pond.

The Impact of Budget Cuts The director of Let Me Play, a group which has run summer schools for the last eight years, explains that a smooth transition from primary to secondary education is essential Children are going from being «a big fish in a small pond to being a very small one, in a very large unfamiliar environment».

Challenges of being a big fish in a small pond (SF or fantasy erotica) versus jumping into more the more mainstream stuff with a larger potential readership

For parents who need convincing: Malcolm Gladwell wrote about the utilitarian value in going to the «lesser» school — aka the big fish / small pond effect; your kid will do best at a college where they can be in the top 10 percent, not at the most highly selective school where they may end up in the bottom half of the class.

Then after finish lunch we will continue the program day 3 in Bali Tour Packages 4 Days and 3 Nights to visit Taman Ayun Temple, is beautiful temple was set in big fish pond in Mengwi village, enjoy the beautiful view surround the temple and then we continue the tour to visit the spectacular Tanah Lot Temple, is beautiful temple was located on the beach in the small rock, the temple is the most visited by tourist for the spectacular view of sunset and Indian ocean.

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.

It's a clear sign of how far the industry has moved on from the genre and how that could allow developer Undead Labs the chance to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond this time around.

The new gallery is based around a different bunch of paradoxes: from being a big fish in a small pond to another gallery in a vast sea of art; from having a deluxe art space to a more modest one.

The old adage of «better to be a big fish in a small pond» is very true in a highly competitive market.

She surmises this might be because he is a big fish in the small pond of Saskatchewan's legal community, which has only 1,500 lawyers.

As the head of a small business you are, by definition, a big fish in a small pond.

I've adopted the idea of being a big fish in a small pond as the basis of almost everything in my life: career, finances, hobbies, etc..

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.

L.A. is a small pond, and there are a lot of bigger fishes in the world looking to move in.