“Have bigger fish to fry”
PrioritiesDefinizione
Avere questioni più importanti di cui occuparsi.
English: To have more important matters to deal with.
Esempi
Esempi
1 / 2“I have bigger fish to fry than arguing about the color of the slides.”
Ho questioni più importanti di cui occuparmi che discutere sul colore delle diapositive.
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
I _____ than arguing about the color of the slides.Compare with the original example
I have bigger fish to fry than arguing about the color of the slides.
Ho questioni più importanti di cui occuparmi che discutere sul colore delle diapositive.
Write a two-line conversation using “Have bigger fish to fry”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryDomande frequenti
- What does "Have bigger fish to fry" mean?
- "Have bigger fish to fry" means avere questioni più importanti di cui occuparsi.
- How do you use "Have bigger fish to fry" in a sentence?
- Example: "I have bigger fish to fry than arguing about the color of the slides."
- Should I interpret "Have bigger fish to fry" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.