出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第214页(246字)
比喻宁小而尊贵,不可大而卑贱;亦即比喻宁可在小范围内自主,而不愿在大范围内听命于人,例吴县长三番五次婉拒晋升调职,始终坚持宁为鸡首,勿为牛后。
Mr.Wu,the County Magistrate,has persistently refused a promotion,because he feels he would rather be a Caesar than a Nobody.