bigger fish to fry
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An augmentative of other fish to fry.
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bigger fish to fry (plural bigger fish to fry)
- (idiomatic) A much more pressing issue to attend to.
- 2018 December 6, Jessica Brown, “Thanks for the vegan idioms, Peta, but there are bigger fish to fry”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- Thanks for the vegan idioms, Peta, but there are bigger fish to fry [title] Trying to enforce non-meaty alternatives to phrases like ‘bring home the bacon’ will only harm the veganism cause[.]
- (idiomatic) A higher-valued result or target to reach.
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more pressing issues to attend to
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