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have bigger fish to fry

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have bigger fish to fry

to have something more important or more interesting to do. I couldn't spend a lot of time on the problem – I had other fish to fry.

See also: big, fish, fry

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A: I have been an activist fighting smaller battles in the past, but right now those are no longer the important issues, and I'm not willing to waste time--I know that I have bigger fish to fry. Libertarian dark horse by Doherty, Brian / Reason More results

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