Do you know the English expression “to be a big fish in a small pond“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Will: Ben is annoying me. After winning the company’s best salesperson award and getting the promotion, he thinks he is the most important person in this company.

Mark: I know. But he doesn’t realise that he is a big fish in a small pond. Our company is tiny compared to other ones in the same industry. If he worked for a company in London he wouldn’t win anything!

Does it mean:

a) someone who is in a high position in a small place or organization

b) someone who is in a high position in a big place or organization

c) someone who is successful and makes other people jealous

d) someone who is in a low position but suddenly becomes successful

The answer is below!↓

 

Answer: a) someone who is in a high position in a small place or organization