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other fish to fry

Idioms  

  1. Also,. More important matters to attend to, as in They asked me to help with the decorations, but I have other fish to fry. [Mid-1500s]

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"We have so many other fish to fry," said Robin Raphel, a former assistant secretary of State for South Asia who is a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2022

And as Le Monde pointed out, France's conspiracy theorists have other fish to fry.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021

As it turns out, the administration has other fish to fry at the moment.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2019

"We have quite important other fish to fry with the Russians," Brenton told the radio station Thursday.

From US News • Jan. 21, 2016

They wanted me to wait on the chance of a cargo from your caravan, but—I had other fish to fry at the time.

From The White Blackbird by Douglas, Hudson

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