big potato

基本解释

Big potatoes rise to the top on rough roads, and people rise to the top in rough times.
崎岖路上大个儿土豆会往上跑，艰难时刻坚强的人就会脱颖而出。
Opt for small shops that offer less choice ---- it's harder to feel angst-ridden in a smaller supermarket where the choice is simply between big potatoes and small potatoes.
到那些货品种类少的小型商店去。只有大土豆和小土豆之分的小型超市就不太容易让人感到顾虑重重。
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The Little Pea is big potatoes now and while Danny Welbeck suffers, he will be trying to do everything to ensure that he gets what became, last season, his automatic place back.
小豌豆现如今已是大人物了，维尔贝克养伤期间，他要尽其所能，夺回并保住自己上赛季在球队阵容中拼到的位置。

But when they actually had a big mouthful of greasy, crunchy, salty, fried potatoes, the powerful gustatory experience caused all thoughts of chocolate or sardines to evaporate.
FORBES
In Cutervo, the centre of a big potato-growing region in the northern highlands, farmers have yet to find a way to turn potatoes into prosperity.
ECONOMIST: Making the most of potato patrimony