better fish to fry

More important things to do. This way of saying that you don't want to waste your time with something (or someone) goes back to 17th-century England. Its French equivalent is “other dogs to whip.” Variations are “other fish to fry” and “better fish to fry.”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fidelis	-	Late Roman
Albina	ahl-BEE-nah (Russian, Italian, Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Polish, German, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Sonia	SON-yə (English), SAWN-yə (English), SO-nyah (Italian)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Zuzanna	zuw-ZAHN-nah (Polish)	Polish, Latvian (Rare)
Lutgardis	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Endymion	-	Greek Mythology