fish to fry



fish to fry

Matters to deal with. Often used in the phrases "bigger fish to fry" or "other fish to fry." I can't deal with this right now, I've got other fish to fry! Susie did bring me the latest report, but I've got bigger fish to fry at the moment.
See also: fish, fry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RossRAWS (English)Scottish, English
Salah Al-Din-Arabic
Pasqualino-Italian
Sharif-Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Malay
Aviram-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Jakov-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian