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proverb
Bigger animals, people, and companies tend to eliminate, or at least dominate, those that are smaller.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Calque of Chinese 大魚吃小魚 /大鱼吃小鱼 (dà yú chī xiǎo yú)
