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other fish to fry



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"We've got a few other fish to fry before we get there, but I think we've said since we introduced Jacob that he's got a huge future in front of him," McCullum said.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

"We have so many other fish to fry," said Robin Raphel, a former assistant secretary of State for South Asia who is a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2022

As it turns out, the administration has other fish to fry at the moment.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2019

"We have quite important other fish to fry with the Russians," Brenton told the radio station Thursday.

From US News • Jan. 21, 2016

How he gave the faithful priest other fish to fry, to cause him to forget his own hoggish life Chap. xxi.:

From The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim by Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoph von