have other fish to fry

have other fish to fry
have other fish to fry
To have something else to do or attend to
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Main Entry:fish

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have bigger/​other fish to fry phrase
to have more important things to do or think about
Thesaurus: to be busysynonym
Main entry: fish

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have other (or bigger) fish to fry
have other (or more important) matters to attend to

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have bigger/other fish to ˈfry idiom
to have more important or more interesting things to do
Main entry:fishidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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