Definition of The bigger they are, the harder they fall

1. Proverb. The larger something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall

the Swiss
the Taal
the Tempter
the Three Weird Sisters
the Trapezium
the Triangle
the Venerable Bede
the Weird Sisters
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
the ball is in someone's court
the bard
the bee's knees
the bends
the big six
the big sleep
the bigger they are, the harder they fall (current term)
the bigs
the bill, please
the bomb
the boot is on the other foot
the buck stops here
the calculus
the combined tendinous expansions of the sartorius
the consultation
the course of true love never did run smooth
the cure is worse than the ill
the cure is worse than the illness
the devil
the devil you say

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