Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have other fish to fry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: have other -fish -to fry
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have more important things to do.

Example Sentences

"I have other fish to fry; so good-morrow, my ladies all, good-morrow."
"Your uncle will not return yet; he has other fish to fry: he will be galloping backwards and forwards from Briarfield to Stilbro' all day, […]"
""May I ask whether you will be persuaded to come?" "No, for certain. I have other fish to fry here.""
"Actually, Hoxha and his partisans had other fish to fry than the Nazis."

Inflected Forms

has other fish to fry (present, singular) having other fish to fry (participle, present) had other fish to fry (participle, past) had other fish to fry (past)

Phrases

another kettle of fish

Frequently Paired Words

another kettle of fish

Questions

What does have other fish to fry mean?: To have more important things to do.

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