"avoir d'autres chats à fouetter" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa a fwɛ.te/, /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa a fwe.te/, /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa.z‿a fwɛ.te/, /a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa.z‿a fwe.te/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-avoir d'autres chats à fouetter.wav Forms: avoir d’ autres chats à fouetter [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “to have other cats to whip”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to have other cats to whip}} “to have other cats to whip”, {{lit|to have other cats to whip}} Literally, “to have other cats to whip” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir d’autres chats à fouetter
  1. (informal) to have other things to handle; to have other fish to fry Tags: informal Synonyms: avoir bien d’autres chats à fouetter
    Sense id: en-avoir_d'autres_chats_à_fouetter-fr-verb-Q5MYCX9~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to have other cats to whip”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to have other cats to whip”.",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        "to have other things to handle; to have other fish to fry"
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        "(informal) to have other things to handle; to have other fish to fry"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "avoir bien d’autres chats à fouetter"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa a fwe.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa.z‿a fwɛ.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.vwaʁ d‿o.tʁə ʃa.z‿a fwe.te/"
    },
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "avoir bien d’autres chats à fouetter"
    }
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