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  1. bigger fish to frynoun

    A much more pressing issue to attend to.

  2. bigger fish to frynoun

    A higher valued result or target to reach.

  3. Etymology: An augmentative of other fish to fry.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bigger fish to fry in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bigger fish to fry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of bigger fish to fry in a Sentence

  1. Hank Steinberg:

    I'm deeply concerned about global warming, i mean, it's 110 degrees right now in Rome. It's 90-plus in Portland, which never gets weather like that. We haven't dealt with it that much on the show in terms of verbalizing it, but this is a global-warming catastrophe show. As to people not really talking about it on the show, they've got bigger fish to fry. They've got to deal with the problem in front of them and try to solve it.

  2. Jack Keane:

    Frankly, I dont think its much of an issue, because I think that people have bigger fish to fry, ive come to the conclusion that Guam...has got as deep links with the military as it does with the Catholic faith.


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