have bigger fish to fry

Bedeutung

to have more important things to deal with

Wichtigeres zu erledigen haben.

Beispiele

1. 1Forget the colour of the invitations; we have bigger fish to fry, including finding a venue.
2. 2With a leaking roof to repair, the landlord has bigger fish to fry than choosing curtains.
3. 3I have bigger fish to fry; fixing our broken boiler must come before rearranging the bookshelves.
4. 4The team had bigger fish to fry: restoring the lost files mattered more than changing the logo.
5. 5We have bigger fish to fry right now; finding somewhere to live takes priority over choosing new towels.

Grammatik

Nur have verändert sich: has, had. Eine häufige Variante ist have other fish to fry; fry bleibt in der Grundform.