have other fish to fry



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have other fish to fry

To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. I hope the boss keeps this meeting short—we all have other fish to fry.
See also: fish, fry, have, other

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Desdemonadez-də-MON-ə (English)Literature
Madhuri-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada
Pope[pu:p]
MahliMAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English)Biblical
KymKIMEnglish (Rare)
Zenia['zi:niə]