English / idiom
He Has Bigger Fish to Fry
MEANING IN ENGLISH
He has more urgent, significant, or profitable matters to attend to rather than wasting time on petty things.
In context
01
Farhan stopped arguing over minor email disputes because he has bigger fish to fry, like saving his team from burnout.
02
Instead of worrying about office gossip, remember that he has bigger fish to fry in his personal well-being journey.
Synonyms
more pressing matters,greater priorities,urgent business
Antonyms
sweat the small stuff,focus on trivialities,waste time on minutiae
Collocations
certainly has bigger fish to fry,told them he has bigger fish to fry,clearly has bigger fish to fry