bigger fish to fry
A much more pressing issue to attend to.
Someone else needs to figure out the menu for the going-away party. I have bigger fish to fry.
fry
/fɹaɪ/
noun 11verb 6name 2
Collocations
2(verb.)
ADV
gently, lightly
PREP
in
Heat the pan and fry the chicken pieces in butter until they turn golden brown.
Definitions
verb
1
A method of cooking food.
I am frying the eggs.
2
A method of cooking food.
The eggs are frying.
3
A method of cooking food.
With crackling flames a caldron fries.
Ye might haue seene the frothy billowes fry
4
To affect or be affected by extreme heat or current.
You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.
5
To affect or be affected by extreme heat or current.
He's guilty of murder: he's going to fry.
noun
1
A fried piece of cut potato.
2
A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
3
The liver of a lamb.
4
A lamb or calf testicle.
5
A state of excitement.
to be in a fry
noun
1
Young fish; fishlings.
it is not possible for man to sever the wheat from the tares, the good fish from the other frie; that must be the Angels Ministery at the end of mortall things.
2
Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
3
A swarm, especially of something small.
a fry of children
4
The spawn of frogs.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
fry up
a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, black pudding, chips, toast and mushrooms (or any combination thereof); full English breakfast
Though fattening, a fry up is without doubt my favourite way to start the day.
small fry
One or more small or immature fish.
have other fish to fry
To have more important things to do.
I have other fish to fry; so good-morrow, my ladies all, good-morrow.
fish to fry
A matter to attend to.
Example Bank
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I am frying the eggs.
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The eggs are frying.
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With crackling flames a caldron fries.
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to be in a fry
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it is not possible for man to sever the wheat from the tares, the good fish from the other frie; that must be the Angels Ministery at the end of mortall things.
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a fry of children
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, fry is marked as obsolete, slang, archaic, colloquial, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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