English proverb: The bigger they are the harder they fall

[SR]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #104 "Daily Business Activities", question 9

The bigger they are the harder they ..........

(a) cry
(b) hit
(c) swim
(d) fall

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #104 "Daily Business Activities", answer 9

The bigger they are the harder they fall.

Correct answer: (d) fall

Your answer was: incorrect
The bigger they are the harder they cry.
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Hi,

Please explain as I am unable to understand it.

Thanks
SR

[Alan]

Hi,

This means that when important/powerful people make a mistake, their failure is alo very great.

Alan
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[Mister Micawber]

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And I would call it a proverb rather than an idiom, SR-- a traditional saying.
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