English Idioms Box

Examples:
1. I can’t join you for lunch today—I’ve got some big fish to fry at work.

2. She’s got big fish to fry with her new promotion, so she can’t make it to the party.

3. I would love to help you, but right now I’ve got bigger fish to fry.

4. The company is dealing with a lot of issues; they’ve got big fish to fry before launching the new product.

5.I can't deal with this minor problem right now, I’ve got bigger fish to fry.

6. He’s always busy, always has big fish to fry in his personal and professional life.

7. They’re focusing on the merger, they have bigger fish to fry than small market concerns.

8. I have a big fish to fry—getting this proposal approved is my top priority right now.

9. You should talk to Sarah about that; I’ve got bigger fish to fry at the moment.

10. She’s got a big fish to fry with the wedding planning, so she’s not available this weekend.

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𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙝

The phrase ‘Beating around the Bush’ means to avoid answering a question; to stall; to waste time.

Examples of Use:

1- “ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵃˢᵏ ᵐᵉ, ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵃˢᵏ; ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵇᵉᵃᵗ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵘˢʰ.”
2- ʷʰᵉⁿ ⁱ ᵃˢᵏᵉᵈ ᵍᵉᵒʳᵍᵉ ʷʰᵉᵗʰᵉʳ ʰᵉ ᵏⁿᵉʷ ʷʰᵒ ʰᵃᵈ ᵗᵃᵏᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠⁱˡᵉˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵐʸ ᵈᵉˢᵏ, ʰᵉ ˢᵗᵃʳᵗᵉᵈ ᵇᵉᵃᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵘˢʰ ᵃⁿᵈ ʳᵉᶠᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵍⁱᵛᵉ ᵐᵉ ᵃ ᵈⁱʳᵉᶜᵗ ᵃⁿˢʷᵉʳ.

Interesting fact about Beating around the Bush
The origin of the idiom 'beating around the bush' is associated with hunting. In medieval times, hunters hired men to beat the area around bushes with sticks in order to flush out game taking cover underneath. They avoided hitting the bushes directly because this could sometimes prove dangerous; whacking a bees nest, for example, would put a swift and unwelcome end to the hunt.

𝙂𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚

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The origin of this phrase lies in medieval hunting. During bird hunts, some participants would rouse the birds by beating the bushes so that the others could hunt them. The phrase is a very old and the first written reference is from a medieval poem "Generydes - A Romance in Seven-line Stanzas" in 1440, which mentions "beat the bush". The earliest version which has "about" in it is found in "Works" by George Gascoigne in 1572. The UK version of the phrase is "beat about the bush", while the American version is "beat around the bush" and is newer and more popular today.

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙢
This phrase has an interesting origin. In the 18th century, the English Navy had the practice of whipping erring sailors with a whip which had multiple endings. This whip was nicknamed "the cat" because it commonly had nine endings. So after receiving a beating, while the poor sailor lay in a corner sulking or not speaking, other sailors will walk up to him and tease "Did the cat get your tongue?", referring to the whip. As time went on, this became shortened to Cat got your tongue?

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