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pond

Definition

  • noun: an area of water that is surrounded by land and that is smaller than a lake
  • noun: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
  • verb: to block (as a stream) to create a pond
  • sometimes used with 'the' to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean

Examples

  • In school he was a 'big fish in a small pond', but once he moved to the city he was just another struggling actor.

  • They moved here from across 'the pond'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Sit down, Harvey. Listen to what she has to say. You've got me trembling in my boots. You're a small fish, and you don't even swim in the pond anymore. But if I have to eat you alive to get to Cameron Dennis, I will. This is my case against him. Falsifying DNA tests. (..)
    2011 TvShow: Suits Title: Rules of the Game Season: 1 Episode 11