English Explanatory Dictionary

the bigger they are, the harder they fall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. The larger or the higher of a rank something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall.

Word forms

the bigger they are, the harder they fall

Synonyms

the bigger they come, the harder they fall

Related words

how the mighty have fallen pride comes before a fall the highest branch is not the safest roost uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
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