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What does 'Bigger fish to fry' mean?
To have more important or significant matters to attend to.
What is the origion of 'Bigger fish to fry'?
This phrase, which implies that one has larger or more significant issues or tasks at hand than those currently being considered, is attested from the year 1660 in the work titled Memoirs written by John Evelyn, an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official.
Emoji meanings
- represents 'fish'
symbolizing tasks or concerns
represents the transition to 'bigger'indicating more important or significant issues
represents 'to fry'suggesting the act of dealing with or addressing these issues
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