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In the following question out of the five alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. Its an old trick I learned a long time ago, sometime I'll teach you, but right now we have a bigger fish to fry.

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In the following question out of the five alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Its an old trick I learned a long time ago, sometime I'll teach you, but right now we have a bigger fish to fry.


1). Can do much better than this 
2). Capable but not willing to
3). Unable to set priorities
4). Unable to take a big decision


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The idiom 'have bigger fish to fry' means 'have other more important matters to attend to.' 

For e.g.: I would love meet you at the bar, but I have bigger fish to fry tonight.  

So, option 5 is correct. 

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