🐟 Fish
"Have bigger fish to fry"
Meaning
To have more important things to do.
About the fish
Fish live entirely in water, so idioms about them usually describe feeling out of place on land or being a small player in a big pond.
Example sentence
Let the small argument go. We have bigger fish to fry today.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To have more important things to do.
More fish idioms
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"Fish out of water"
Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new or strange place.
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"Packed like sardines"
Crowded very tightly together.
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"Like a fish in water"
Very comfortable in a situation.
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"A cold fish"
A person who seems unfriendly or unemotional.
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"Red herring"
Something that distracts people from the real issue.
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"Drink like a fish"
To drink too much alcohol.