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bigger they are, the harder they fall

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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
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