have bigger fish to fry
/hæv ˌbɪɡə fɪʃ tə ˈfraɪ/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «may mas malalaking isdang iprito»
Kahulugan
to have more important things to deal with
Magkaroon ng mas mahahalagang bagay na aasikasuhin.
Mga halimbawa
- 1Forget the colour of the invitations; we have bigger fish to fry, including finding a venue.
- 2With a leaking roof to repair, the landlord has bigger fish to fry than choosing curtains.
- 3I have bigger fish to fry; fixing our broken boiler must come before rearranging the bookshelves.
- 4The team had bigger fish to fry: restoring the lost files mattered more than changing the logo.
- 5We have bigger fish to fry right now; finding somewhere to live takes priority over choosing new towels.
Grammar
Ang have lang ang nagbabago: has, had. Karaniwang variant ang have other fish to fry, at nananatili sa base form ang fry.
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