to have other
1have other fish to fry — To have something else to do or attend to • • • Main Entry: ↑fish * * * have bigger/other fish to fry phrase to have more important things to do or think about Thesaurus: to be busysynonym Main entry: fish …
2have other fish to fry — have other things to do; have other concerns …
3have other (or bigger) fish to fry — have more important matters to attend to. → fish …
4have other fish to fry — ► have other (or bigger) fish to fry have more important matters to attend to. Main Entry: ↑fish …
5have other fish to fry — verb To have more important things to do. I have other fish to fry; so good morrow, my ladies all, good morrow …
6have other fish to fry — have bigger/other fish to fry to have something more important or more interesting to do. I couldn t waste my time trying to reach an agreement with them, I had other fish to fry …
7have other irons in the fire — ► have many (or other) irons in the fire have a range of options or interests. Main Entry: ↑iron …
8have other irons in the fire — have several/different/other/irons in the fire phrase to be busy with several different activities, or to have several different plans He revealed that the club already has some irons in the fire as regards one or two new faces for next season.… …
9fish to fry, have other — Have other responsibilities, possibilities …
10other fish to fry — If you have other fish to fry, it doesn t matter if one opportunity fails to materialise as you have plenty of others …