Definition of the bigger they are the harder they fall.
the bigger they are the harder they fall.
- the bigger a person's or organization's stature, the their failure will be.
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Aug 11 2009 (Edit definition)
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Slang terms with the same root words:
- bigger: I'm bigger than all that
- they: count (one's) chickens before they hatch – what they do?
- are: all bets are off – all your base are belong to us – (show 5 more)
- fall: fall back – fall for – (show 7 more)
- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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