when you have a big roof, you get more snow

[alpacinou]

Hello

In my language, we have a saying that literally translates to "when you have a big roof, you get more snow". Let me explain when we use it.

I want to suggest, when you are bigger, more successful, more powerful, richer, etc, then you have a lot to lose when a crisis occurs. In other words, you have higher stakes.

Imagine you want to talk about two airlines. One of them has 500 daily flights and the other 50. When pandemic occurs and people don't book flights, then the first company has more to lose because it is bigger and consequently their loss will be bigger.

So, is there a similar expression in English? Something similar to "when you have a big roof, you get more snow"?

 

[kilroy65]

You could say "The bigger they are, the harder they fall", or "The higher you fly, the harder you fall".

 

[alpacinou]

You could say "The bigger they are, the harder they fall", or "The higher you fly, the harder you fall".

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bigger-they-are-the-harder-they-fall

It say it is used for when someone loses their importance. Can it be applied to a crisis for an airline company?