The deal may signal that prosecutors, while in possession of good evidence against Mr Causey himself, are worried that their case against the bigger fish needs bolstering.
When small fish face an extremely difficult problem-an attack, say, from several predators at once-they deal with it by forming a school.
当小鱼面临极其困难的问题时,比如说,突然遭到几个捕食者的袭击,他们会立刻形成鱼群。
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His only son was hurt in an accident and he told his wife he couldn't go to the hospital until later because he had other fish to fry — a million-dollar deal he was closing.