Might mean (unverified): Other, more important matters pending.
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  1. fish to fry: Merriam-Webster
  2. fish to fry: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (fish to fry)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A matter to attend to.

Similar:
more important fish to fry, fish fry, fish finger, fishling, fish, fishfinger, fishlet, fish eye, poissonnier, other fish in the sea, more...

Opposite:
nothing else to do, nothing on agenda, nothing pressing, nothing urgent, nothing important

Phrases:
have other fish to fry, had bigger fish to fry, had other fish to fry, has bigger fish to fry, has other fish to fry, more...

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Similar:
more important fish to fry, fish fry, fish finger, fishling, fish, fishfinger, fishlet, fish eye, poissonnier, other fish in the sea, more...

Opposite:
nothing else to do, nothing on agenda, nothing pressing, nothing urgent, nothing important

Phrases:
have other fish to fry, had bigger fish to fry, had other fish to fry, has bigger fish to fry, has other fish to fry, have bigger fish to fry, having bigger fish to fry, having other fish to fry, more...



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