There are a few idioms in English that can be used in place of having bigger to fish to fry (although they donโt all mean exactly the same thing). These include:
- Other things on my plate
- More pressing matters
- More urgent business to attend to
- Other irons in the fire
- More important things to worry about
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Both idioms are perfectly correct. Having bigger fish to fry suggests that your time is too important for lesser tasks, whereas having other fish to fry simply suggests that you need to be doing other things.
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A golden parachute is a collection of attractive benefits offered to top executives to encourage them to take on a new role. These perks can include things like a cash bonus, stock options, help with relocation, and various other allowances.ย
The term “golden parachute” specifically emphasizes the idea of a secure and financially comfortable exit for an executive, often in the context of a merger or acquisition, though it can broadly refer to the appealing package itself.
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A golden handshake is a set of employment perks designed to entice top executives to a role. It might include a cash bonus, share options, a relocation package, or other allowances. It is sometimes called a golden parachute.
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Instead of kill two birds with one stone, you can say โfeed two birds with one sconeโ or โachieve two things at once.โ
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Some fish idioms include:
- โBig fish in a small pondโโIf someone is a โbig fish in a small pond,โ they are important or successful, but only compared to a small group of people (e.g., โI was the best basketball player in my town, but when I got to college, I realized I had just been a big fish in a small pondโ).
- โHave bigger fish to fryโโโHave bigger fish to fryโ or โhave other fish to fryโ means to have more important things to do (e.g., โLetโs not spend too much time on the poster design; weโve got bigger fish to fry right nowโ).
- โLike a fish out of waterโโIf you are โlike a fish out of water,โ you feel uncomfortable because you are in a very unfamiliar situation (e.g., โI had never worked in such a big company before and felt like a fish out of waterโ).
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Some chicken idioms include:
- โChickens come home to roostโโIf your โchickens have come home to roost,โ it means that a problem you have now is the result of something you did in the past. The person saying it usually means that the past action was wrong and that the result is deserved (e.g., โHe didnโt do much work this semester, and now his grades are bad; his chickens have come home to roostโ).
- โCount your chickens (before they hatch)โโIf you โdonโt count your chickensโ or โdonโt count your chickens before they hatch,โ you donโt make plans based on something that might not happen (e.g., โI donโt want to count my chickens before they hatch, so Iโm not going to sign the apartment lease until Iโve signed the job contractโ).
- โChicken feedโโIf someone says that an amount of money is โchicken feed,โ they mean it is a very small or unimportant amount, especially compared to what is normal or expected (e.g., โPaying five million dollars for a startup is chicken feed for a Big Tech companyโ).
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Jump ship is an idiom that means “to leave a person, situation, or place, usually hurriedly and permanently” (e.g., “The CEO jumped ship to another company as soon as sales started to go down”).
Abandon ship is another way to phrase this idiom (e.g., “Come on. Don’t abandon ship at the first sign of difficulty in your relationship”).
Jump shipย can also be used literally to refer to a sailor leaving the ship they are assigned to without permission. Abandon ship can be used literally to mean “escape from a sinking ship.”
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Indirect speech is another term for reported speech, which is a paraphrase of what someone said or wrote rather than an exact quotation. Indirect speech uses slightly different words to communicate what someone else said or wrote.
Indirect speech/reported speech is an alternative to direct speech, which is a quote of someoneโs exact words in quotation marks.
- Direct speech: The receptionist said, โYour next appointment is in June.โ
- Indirect speech:ย The receptionist said that my next appointment is in June.
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You can use either backburner or back burner when talking about something that is low priority, although back burner is more common.
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Because back burner is more common and has been used more regularly over time, if you are in doubt, it is always best to choose it in your writing.
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