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the bigger they are, the harder they fall
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(Definition of the bigger they are, the harder they fall from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- People of little importance
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the big I am idiom
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the Big Smoke noun
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the bigger the better idiom
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the Bill noun
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the bitter fruits of sth idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- august adjective
- baron noun
- be the cat's whiskers idiom
- big fish/gun/noise/shot idiom
- big hitter noun
- doyen noun
- fat cat noun
- guest of honour noun
- heavyweight noun
- high up adjective
- high-level adjective
- high-powered adjective (IMPORTANT JOB)
- honcho noun
- mogul noun (PERSON)
- notable noun
- of the moment idiom
- personage noun
- superiority noun (HIGHER)
- the big boys noun
- the grand old man of sth idiom
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