Definder - what does the word mean?

What is a bigger fish?

(n.) something that always exists.

person 1 : It says that the biggest fish in the ocean is the Rhincodon typus
person 2 : That's impossible. There's always a bigger fish

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a bigger fish - video

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A bigger fish - what is it?

To have other things to do, to have more important things to do, to have more interestings things to do.

I can't spend a lot of time on the problem. I have bigger fish to fry.

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What does "a bigger fish" mean?

Originating from the webcomic "Darths & Droids", it describes an all-purpose spell in a role playing game, often used by a character in even the most ridiculous scenarios and situations.

Darths & Droids, Episode 33:
"I cast a spell to summon a bigger fish!" - "Like what?" - "Summon Bigger Fish!"

In a medieval RPG:
"You encounter a lonely deer, idly grazing away."
"I cast Fireball!"
"Oh no - why don't you just Summon Bigger Fish?!"

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A bigger fish - what does it mean?

When you avoid doing something, cause you have something more important to do.

- "Why she didn't come to class?"
- "Well, she had a bigger fish to fry."

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A bigger fish - meaning

Qui-Gon Jin's most memorable quote from "Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace"

"I'm so glad we survived that."
"Well, there's always a bigger fish"

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