Meaning of have other fish to fry | Babel Free
Definitions
To have more important things to do.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
andere Igel zu kämmen haben
Español
tener otras cosas que hacer
Français
avoir d'autres chats à fouetter
Italiano
avere altre gatte da pelare
Nederlands
andere katten te geselen hebben
Examples
“I have other fish to fry; so good-morrow, my ladies all, good-morrow.”
“Your uncle will not return yet; he has other fish to fry: he will be galloping backwards and forwards from Briarfield to Stilbro' all day, […]”
“"May I ask whether you will be persuaded to come?" "No, for certain. I have other fish to fry here."”
“Actually, Hoxha and his partisans had other fish to fry than the Nazis.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.