BIG FROG (FISH) IN A SMALL POND

DIFINITION: Someone who is considered to be important in a small place or possition;a leader in a small group

ILLUSTRATIVE SENTENCES

*in his hometomn,he was a big frog in small pond,but after he moved to a large city,he was just one person among many millions.

RELATED EXPRESSIONS

TE MAN =The boss,the leader,the most important person in an organization

BIG CHEESE,BIG GUN,BIG SHOT,BIG WIG,BIG WHEEL- a person with a great deal of power or influence;a high official

FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY:

ask student to name some powerful or influental persons in their own country and to characterize each by using the idiom.