fish to fry
Example Sentences
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It seemed like both guys had bigger fish to fry - there was talk of Derek getting a world-title shot against me, and Wilder was being lined up by Oleksandr Usyk.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The campus has the Wight Art Gallery for training in practical skills, and the Hammer had bigger fish to fry.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
At this point, the Cougars have bigger, more financially dire fish to fry.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2023
His science minister, Michelle Donelan, said there were "bigger fish to fry", when asked if she would have a problem with a knighthood for Johnson's father.
From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2023
She felt sleepy and told him to go get some fish to fry for breakfast.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
