big fish eat little fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Bigger animals, people, and companies tend to eliminate, or at least dominate, those that are smaller.

Word forms

big fish eat little fish

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 大魚吃小魚 /大鱼吃小鱼 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú)

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