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fish to fry

noun as in iron(s) in the fire

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An older gentleman tells me that he has some issues with Sanders’ college-debt relief proposal, but currently has bigger fish to fry.

From Slate

"Performance speaks, so from my side there is no pressure. I have no doubts about myself and everything falls into place when the timing is right. We have bigger fish to fry right now, which is getting us back on top."

From BBC

You might see them in your local results, but we have a bigger fish to fry, and the bigger and those bigger fish are, we have got to make sure that resources like Charley, Ineedana.com and PlanCPills.org are front and center for the abortion seeker who is looking for information about abortion from a banned or restricted state, in particular if they choose and qualify for pills by mail.

From Salon

Perhaps Trump has bigger fish to fry at the moment - namely, his New York court case, as well as three other criminal trials in the pipeline.

From BBC

Yeah, and all of that would matter a lot more if there was a competitive Democratic primary and Donald Trump wasn’t the likely Republican nominee, because people right now have bigger fish to fry.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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