bigger fish to fry

Definition

A much more pressing issue to attend to.

Etymology

An augmentative of other fish to fry.

Example Sentences

• "Someone else needs to figure out the menu for the going-away party. I have bigger fish to fry."
• "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[.]"

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