| 词汇 | have other fish to fry |
| 释义 | Idiom have other fish to fry Theme: ALTERNATIVES to have other things to do; to have more important things to do. (Other can be replaced by bigger, better, more important, etc.)I can't take time for your problem. I have other fish to fry.I won't waste time on your question. I have bigger fish to fry. Idiom have other fish to fryhave 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. have other fish to fryTo have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. I hope the boss keeps this meeting short—we all have other fish to fry. have other fish to fryorhave bigger fish to fryIf you have other fish to fry or have bigger fish to fry, you have something more important, interesting, or profitable to do. I didn't pursue it in detail because I'm afraid I had other fish to fry at the time. She tried to avoid wasting time on bureaucratic squabbling. She had bigger fish to fry. Note: This phrase is often varied. For example, if someone has their own fish to fry, they are not interested in doing something because they have business of their own to deal with. Tony comes and goes. He's got his own fish to fry, as they say. have other (or bigger) fish to fryhave other or more important matters to attend to. 1985 Gregory Benford Artifact Kontos can throw a fit back there, chew the rug, anything—it won't matter. His government has bigger fish to fry. have other/bigger fish to ˈfry(informal) have more important, interesting or useful things to do: He’s not interested in reviewing small provincial exhibitions like this one; he’s got much bigger fish to fry.So you aren’t coming out with us tonight? I suppose you’ve got other fish to fry.fish to fry, to have better/bigger/otherTo have other, more important matters to attend to. Referring to fish cookery, this term dates from the seventeenth century. “I fear he has other fish to fry,” wrote John Evelyn in his Memoirs (1660). Actually, this term also appeared in an early translation of Rabelais’s Pantagruel (1552) by Motteux, but it did not seem to catch on until later. |
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