A2🍝 Food
Avere altro pesce da friggere
to have other fish to fry
Literal Translation
"To have other fish to fry"
What it means
To have more important things to deal with
Example in context
"Non posso occuparmi di questa questione adesso — ho altro pesce da friggere."
"I can't deal with this matter now — I have more important things to deal with."
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