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Bigger fish to fry

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA much more pressing issue to attend to.

"Someone else needs to figure out the menu for the going-away party. I have bigger fish to fry."

2.NounA higher-valued result or target to reach.

Synonyms

high-hanging fruit can of worms tougher nut to crack burning question matter of life and death too many balls in the air money to burn heavy lifting hard nut to crack tough nut to crack feeding frenzy deep end

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