Question of the Day #1397

Pair have other fish to fry

From the headline of this article at The Irish Times.

  上記の文で、have other fish to fryの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "have other fish to fry" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔依頼・提案などに応じられない理由として〕他にやるべきことがある

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to.

 

Examples

1. I hope the boss keeps this meeting short—we all have other fish to fry.
2. I can't worry about that now, I have other fish to fry!
3. "We've got a few other fish to fry before we get there, but I think we've said since we introduced Jacob that he's got a huge future in front of him," McCullum said. - From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
4. As it turns out, the administration has other fish to fry at the moment. - From Salon • Jul. 12, 2019
5. "We have so many other fish to fry," said Robin Raphel, a former assistant secretary of State for South Asia who is a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think-tank. - From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2022

   

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