"bigger fish to fry" meaning in English

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        "(idiomatic) A much more pressing issue to attend to."
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          "word": "big picture"
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "bigger fish in the sea"
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "bird's-eye view"
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
          "word": "gestalt"
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
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          "_dis1": "58 42",
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          "sense": "more pressing issues to attend to",
          "word": "avoir d'autres chats à fouetter"
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        "A higher-valued result or target to reach."
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        "(idiomatic) A higher-valued result or target to reach."
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      "note": "literally to have other cats to whip",
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      "sense": "more pressing issues to attend to",
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  "word": "bigger fish to fry"
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