bigger

be larger than life (British, American & Australian, American)

if someone is larger than life, they attract a lot of attention because they are more exciting and interesting than most people. Most characters in his films are somewhat larger than life.

See also: life

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

something that you say which means the more power or success a person has, the harder it is for them to accept losing it. She's very bitter about losing the directorship. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

See also: big, fall, hard

someone's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomach (humorous)

something that you say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. I can't finish this piece of cake. I'm afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual.

See also: belly, big, eye, stomach

have bigger/other fish to fry

to have something more important or more interesting to do. I couldn't waste my time trying to reach an agreement with them, I had other fish to fry.

See also: big, fish, fry, other