"Biggest frog in the puddle" nghĩa là gì?

Waiting for a fly to croak :). Photo courtesy Karunakar Rayker.

'Biggest frog in the puddle (vũng nước)' = 'biggest toad (con cóc) in the puddle' = 'big frog in a small pond' nghĩa là người quan trọng trong một nhóm nhỏ những người không quan trọng.

Ví dụ
The trouble with Tom is that he's a big frog in a small pond. He needs more competition.
The people in my office don't care about doing their work; mostly they compete over who will be the biggest toad in the puddle.

With the success of Oregon football this season, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and fail to notice some of the life lessons that abounded this past week in college football. The vaunted SEC West, for example, once again proved the value of being a big frog in a small pond.

There are other well-known industries that continue to thrive. Among them is Hutchinson Industries, a maker of vehicle parts for more than 150 years. Besides other products, the company manufactures what it calls a runflat, a wheel component for military vehicles that enables the vehicle to keep moving when the tires have been shot out... “It’s always nice to be a big frog in a small pond,” Mele said.

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