| 单词 | the bigger they come, the harder they fall |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with The bigger they come, the harder they fallbigger they come, the harder they fall, the Persons in important positions lose more when they fail, as in Impeaching a President is very painful—the bigger they come, the harder they fall. This expression is believed to come from boxing and gained currency when boxer Robert Fitzsimmons used it in a 1902 newspaper interview before fighting the much heavier James J. Jeffries. It was probably derived from similar adages, such as “The bigger the tree, the harder she falls.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. The bigger they come, the harder they fallThe more powerful and successful people are, the more they suffer when they experience defeat and disaster. Words nearby The bigger they come, the harder they fallbest of both worlds, the, The best of friends must part, The best things in life are free, Big Apple, the, the bigger they come, The bigger they come, the harder they fall, the Big Three, bird has flown, the, Birds, The, birds and the bees, the, Birth of a Nation, The The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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