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more important fish to fry

more important fish to fry is the alternative form of bigger fish to fry.

Meaning of bigger fish to fry

Noun

bigger fish to fry (plural bigger fish to fry)

  1. (idiomatic) A much more pressing issue to attend to.
    • Someone else needs to figure out the menu for the going-away party. I have bigger fish to fry.
    Synonyms:
    other fish to fry
  2. (idiomatic) A higher-valued result or target to reach.

Questions about more important fish to fry

What is more important fish to fry the alternative form of?
More important fish to fry is the alternative form of bigger fish to fry.

Words near more important fish to fry in the dictionary

  1. more equal
  2. more grease to your elbow
  3. more haste, less speed
  4. more heat than light
  5. more honored in the breach
  6. more important fish to fry
  7. more is more
  8. more kicks than ha'pence
  9. more life in a tramp's vest
  10. more like
  11. more like it

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