0 a very small fish found in lakes and rivers --
1 an organization or person that is not important and has little influence or power --
2 a very small fish found in lakes and rivers --
3 a person or organization that is not important and has little influence or power: --
Why concentrate on the minnows of social security fraud?
Small business men are the minnows to the big business pike.
The best pools are raked with minnows, prawns, sand eels, and so on, and of course the answer is an obvious one.
The minnows will be caught while the sharks swim laughing all the way to the bank.
What will be done about the big boys who leak, rather than the little minnows?
We have been dealing with the minnows while the large fish have been left unmolested swimming about in their private oceans.
We all like global competition, but very large local firms may be only small minnows in global terms.
First, will it catch the big fish or only the minnows?
