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
Nanettena-NETEnglish
Calogerakah-lo-JE-rahItalian
Ciprianochee-pree-AH-no (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
TerttuTERT-tooFinnish
ToÑO-Spanish
Aran (1)-Irish