They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry.
Mary was invited to the party but she refused because she had other fish to fry.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
other fish to fry — If you have other fish to fry, it doesn t matter if one opportunity fails to materialise as you have plenty of others … The small dictionary of idiomes
other fish to fry — {n. phr.}, {informal} Other things to do; other plans. * /They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry./ * /Mary was invited to the party but she refused because she had other fish to fry./ … Dictionary of American idioms
other fish to fry — {n. phr.}, {informal} Other things to do; other plans. * /They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry./ * /Mary was invited to the party but she refused because she had other fish to fry./ … Dictionary of American idioms
other fish to fry — If you have other fish to fry, you have more important things to do. I don t think he ll attend the office party; he s got other fish to fry … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
other fish to fry — phrasal : other affairs of interest or concern was asked to the party but had other fish to fry … Useful english dictionary
other fish to fry — have more important things to do I think he has other fish to fry and will not be content to continue with his current job … Idioms and examples
other fish to fry — other matters to attend to, other concerns or interest to pursue. A variant is bigger fish to fry … Dictionary of ichthyology
other fish to fry — See bigger fish to fry … English idioms
other fish to fry — other things to deal with … English contemporary dictionary
other fish to fry — idi other matters requiring attention … From formal English to slang
