Bigger fish to fry Meaning in English

expression

US

BIG-er FISH tuh FRY

UK

BIG-uh FISH too FRY

التعريف

This phrase means to have more important things to do or worry about than the current matter.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and idiomatic. Commonly used to politely refuse attention to a less important task or problem. Often used with 'have' or 'got': 'I've got bigger fish to fry.' Never used literally.

• Spanish: cosas más importantes que hacer
• Portuguese (BR): coisas mais importantes para fazer
• Portuguese (PT): assuntos mais importantes para tratar
• Chinese (Simplified): 更重要的事情要做
• Chinese (Traditional): 更重要的事情要做
• Hindi: और महत्वपूर्ण काम करना है
• Arabic: أمور أكثر أهمية لأقوم بها
• Bengali: আরো জরুরি কাজ আছে - বড় চিন্তার বিষয় আছে
• Russian: дела поважнее - более важные заботы
• Japanese: もっと大事なことがある - 他に優先すべきことがある
• Vietnamese: việc quan trọng hơn phải làm
• Korean: 더 중요한 일이 있다 - 신경 써야 할 더 큰 일이 있다
• Turkish: daha önemli işlerim var - daha büyük işlerim var
• Urdu: زیادہ اہم کام ہیں
• Indonesian: ada urusan yang lebih penting

جمل نموذجية

I can't help right now—I have bigger fish to fry.

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She didn't answer because she had bigger fish to fry.

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We should stop arguing. There are bigger fish to fry right now.

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Honestly, I've got bigger fish to fry than worrying about that rumor.

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Sorry, but I've got bigger fish to fry at the moment.

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He ignored the complaint because he felt he had bigger fish to fry.

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