Name: 英語家教Nick P 諺語（166） 越大的人越難摔倒。 (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (166) The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall)
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Hi  this is Tutor Nick P and  this is Proverbs 166. The proverb today is the

bigger they are the harder they fall.  Okay. Let's take a look at the note here.

This phrase could also be heard as the bigger they come the harder they fall.

So either the bigger they are the harder they fall or the bigger they come the

harder they fall.  All right. Let's continue. If someone says

this proverb when a more important or prominent person fails,  it means the loss

or failure will be more noticeable or more dramatic. It'll get more attention.

You know, people will see it more. All right.  Let's continue.

They say this proverb has its origins in boxing and it's still often said by

boxers and wrestlers to intimidate opponents. Yeah. If you ever seen before a

boxing match you know,  when they're doing their tough-talking or their

trash-talking each other saying bad things about each other. This might be a

typical line they say,  especially if one of them is actually a little larger than

the other. All right. Let's continue. Some say it may have been coined,  you know,

invented said for the first time by Robert Fitzsimmons in 1902,  before

actually losing to James J Jeffries a much heavier Challenger. So he said this

but he didn't actually win. He did actually lose in this case. However,

nowadays the proverb is often used to refer to powerful politicians or

influential celebrities who lose power or popularity. You know, often or maybe

even especially due to scandals or some situation like that. All right. Let's

continue. All right. So we got three examples here. And here's the first one.

When Mussolini remember,  Mussolini he was the leader of Italy during World War two.

He was the fascist leader and remember when Italy finally changed sides that's

when they they got rid of him. Some of the Italians rebelled against him.

So when Mussolini was finally captured by italian communist partisans,  he was

executed by firing squad. Yeah. His body was brought to Milan and hung upside

down to publicly have his death confirmed. Okay.

This is a good example of the bigger they are , the harder they fall.

Yeah. He was very powerful. A very tough leader for the longest time. Nobody could

touch him. But you know , one day he finally came down. You , they killed him. They

hung him up. So that was. It he's kind of a humiliating way to die too.

All right. Let's look at the second one here. It doesn't matter that he is a

larger opponent. The bigger they are the harder they fall.

Yes. This is what somebody might say.  Again when they're saying. Yeah.  I'm going tp

beat him anyway. All right. And number three.  Some say the defeat of Goliath by David,

you know from the Bible story is another example of the bigger they are the

harder they fall.  Okay. Anyway,  I hope you got it. I hope  it was

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英語家教Nick P 諺語（166）越大的人越難摔倒。 (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (166) The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall)

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tough

situation

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英語家教Nick P 諺語（166） 越大的人越難摔倒。 (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (166) The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall)

phrase

tough

situation

matter

英語家教Nick P 諺語（166）越大的人越難摔倒。 (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (166) The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall)