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one that got away

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one that got away
Fig. the big fish that got away, especially as the subject of a fisherman's story. The one that got away is always bigger than the one that got caught.
See also: away, got, one


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You just have to say it was the one that got away and we must now work towards the next one not getting away.
 
 
 
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