The French expression “avoir d’autres chats à fouetter” translates literally to “to have other cats to whip”.
English meanings:
- to have bigger fish to fry
- have better things to do
French meaning:
- d’autres choses à faire – to have other things to do
Example sentence:
- Martin ne veut pas gérer les affaires de ses subordonnés. Il a d’autres chats à fouetter. Martin doesn’t want to manage the business of his subordinates. He has better thinks to do.
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