“Don’t stress if someone says you are fat. You are bigger than that”

The expression “to be bigger than” means that someone is “above” a small matter. “My mate asked me if he should punch the guy who told him he was fat as a walrus. I said, no mate, you’re bigger than that” was posted on Twitter on July 3, 2009. “If someone calls you fat, don’t mind them. You’re bigger than that” was posted on Twitter on March 13, 2011.
 
“Don’t stress if someone says you are fat. You are bigger than that” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on December 4, 207.
 
     
Twitter
Chris Longridge‏
@Chris_Longridge
My mate asked me if he should punch the guy who told him he was fat as a walrus. I said, no mate, you’re bigger than that.
4:45 AM - 3 Jul 2009
     
Google Books
Police, Crime & 999
By John Donoghue
Leicester, UK: Matador
2011
Pg. 158:
A rude kid isn’t really a police matter, but I did what I could. I tried to put it into perspective for her, to try to get her to rise above it. Sticks and stones, and all that stuff.
 
“A fat elephant? Come on, you’re bigger than that!” I told her, but that just seemed to make things worse.
 
Twitter
Dan Coutinho‏
@danielfnc
If someone calls you fat, don’t mind them. You’re bigger than that.
1:33 PM - 13 Mar 2011
 
Twitter
Tiago Costa‏
@tiagocostamusic
“If someone calls you fat don’t bother, you’re bigger than that.” @prmariofreitas
4:05 PM - 11 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
Cloves Rodrigues‏
@OficinadoBill
When someone call you to “fat”, dont worry, you’re bigger than that.
7:25 AM - 4 Sep 2011 from Guarulhos, Brasil
 
Reddit—Jokes
Don’t stress if someone says you are fat
submitted December 4, 2017 by uniVocity
You are bigger than that.
 
Twitter
Dalton Webb‏
@dalton__webb
Don’t stress if someone says you are fat. You are bigger than that.
2:13 PM - 4 Dec 2017