have more important fish to fry
- have more important fish to fry
have bigger fish to fry & have other fish to fry & have more important fish to fry
Fig. to have other things to do; to have more important things to do. •
I can't take time for your problem. I have other fish to fry.
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I won't waste time on your question. I have bigger fish to fry.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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have other fish to fry — To have something else to do or attend to • • • Main Entry: ↑fish * * * have bigger/other fish to fry phrase to have more important things to do or think about Thesaurus: to be busysynonym Main entry: fish … Useful english dictionary
have bigger fish to fry — have bigger/other fish to fry phrase to have more important things to do or think about Thesaurus: to be busysynonym Main entry: fish * * * have bigger/other fish to ˈfry idiom to have more important or more interesting things to do Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
have bigger fish to fry — have bigger/other fish to fry to have something more important or more interesting to do. I couldn t waste my time trying to reach an agreement with them, I had other fish to fry … New idioms dictionary
have other fish to fry — have bigger/other fish to fry to have something more important or more interesting to do. I couldn t waste my time trying to reach an agreement with them, I had other fish to fry … New idioms dictionary
have other (or bigger) fish to fry — have more important matters to attend to. → fish … English new terms dictionary
have bigger fish to fry — ► have other (or bigger) fish to fry have more important matters to attend to. Main Entry: ↑fish … English terms dictionary
have other fish to fry — ► have other (or bigger) fish to fry have more important matters to attend to. Main Entry: ↑fish … English terms dictionary
have other fish to fry — verb To have more important things to do. I have other fish to fry; so good morrow, my ladies all, good morrow … Wiktionary
have bigger fish to fry — to have something more important or more interesting to do. I couldn t spend a lot of time on the problem – I had other fish to fry … New idioms dictionary
other fish to fry — have more important things to do I think he has other fish to fry and will not be content to continue with his current job … Idioms and examples
other fish to fry — If you have other fish to fry, you have more important things to do. I don t think he ll attend the office party; he s got other fish to fry … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions