Have bigger fish to fry
Have bigger fish to fry
Have other fish to fry / Have bigger pork to fry
Avere altre gatte da pelare
Have other fish to fry / Have bigger pork to fry
Avere altre gatte da pelare
Meanings
Fig.: to have other and more pressing things to attend to
Examples
I miei figli mi hanno chiesto di aiutarli con le decorazioni natalizie dentro e fuori casa, ma con la presentazione del budget in scadenza, ho ben altre gatte da pelare
My children asked me to help them with inside and outside Christmas
decorations, but with the budget presentation coming up I have other
fish to fryYour problem is no big deal! I have bigger fish to fry!
Il tuo non è un grosso problema, io, invece, ho ben altre gatte da pelare!The police decided not to set up their regular speed traps because with the recent threat of terrorism they felt they had bigger fish to fry
La polizia ha deciso di lasciar perdere temporaneamente i controlli
della velocità stradale perché, a causa delle recenti minacce
terroristiche, hanno altre gatte da pelareOrigin
Dating from the 17th century, it's still very used