Meanings
- The larger or the higher of a rank something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall.
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbThe larger or the higher of a rank something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall.
Translations
Dutch hoge bomen vangen veel wind
- hoge bomen vangen veel windproverb
Finnish ryskyen kaatuvat suuret puut
- ryskyen kaatuvat suuret puutproverb
German wer hoch steigt, fällt tief, wer hoch fliegt, fällt tief
- wer hoch steigt, fällt tiefproverb
- wer hoch fliegt, fällt tiefproverb
- wer viel hat, kann viel verlierenproverb
Polish im wyżej się wzniesiesz, tym boleśniej spadasz
- im wyżej się wzniesiesz, tym boleśniej spadaszproverb
Portuguese quanto maior a altura, maior a queda
- quanto maior a altura, maior a quedaproverb
Russian чем бо́льше шкаф, тем гро́мче он па́дает
- чем бо́льше шкаф, тем гро́мче он па́дает (čem bólʹše škaf, tem grómče on pádajet)proverb
Spanish más dura será la caída
- más dura será la caídaproverb
Ukrainian чим більша шафа, тим/то гучніше падає
- чим більша шафа, тим/то гучніше падає (čym bilʹša šafa, tym/to hučniše padaje)proverb
Vietnamese trèo cao ngã đau, trèo cao té đau
- trèo cao ngã đauproverb
- trèo cao té đauproverb
Cite this entry
the bigger they are, the harder they fall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20bigger%20they%20are%2C%20the%20harder%20they%20fall
“the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20bigger%20they%20are%2C%20the%20harder%20they%20fall. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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