the bigger they are, the harder they fall
The larger or the higher of a rank something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall.
harder
UK /hɑːdə/ US /hɑːdə/
noun 1name 1
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative spelling of haarder.
name
1
A surname.
Collocations
4ADJ.
usual
The exam this year was harder than usual, so most students found it really challenging.
VERB + HARDER
am, blew, fell, need, rain, study, wind, work
I need to study harder if I want to pass the exam next month.
HARDER + NOUN
college, students
College students found the entrance exams harder than they had expected.
PREP.
than
She worked much harder than her brother did in school.
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Idioms & Phrases
work smarter, not harder
Problems are solved more effectively by intelligence than by exertion.
the bigger they come, the harder they fall
Synonym of the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Example Bank
601
Life is hard, but I am harder.
Tatoeba · #147702
You should study harder.
Tatoeba · #1635603
You must study much harder.
Tatoeba · #1635704
All you have to do is to work harder.
Tatoeba · #1635805
You need to study harder.
Tatoeba · #1637206
You should have worked harder.
Tatoeba · #16373Usage Notes
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