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
FoxFAHKSEnglish (Rare)
Yasmina-Persian
Thierrytee-e-REEFrench
Catarinakah-tah-REE-nah (Italian), ka-ta-REE-na (Galician)Italian, Portuguese, Occitan, Galician
Whatley['hwɔtli]
Asad-Arabic