(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.

Synonym of big fish in a small pond

A pond in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

plural of big fish in a small pond

plural of big fish in a little pond

Heavy, massive, weighty. / (figuratively, by extension) Serious, onerous, oppressive. / Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight. / Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.

To wonder, think of deeply. / To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly. / (obsolete) To weigh.

(colloquial) A period of deep thought.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ponder