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fish fry {n.}

An outdoor party or picnic at which fish are fried and eaten.

The guests at the fish fry caught and cooked their own fish.

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[other fish to fry] {n. phr.}, {informal} Other things to do; other plans. * /They wanted John to be the secretary, but he had other fish to fry./ * /Mary […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[fish] See: [COLD FISH], [KETTLE OF FISH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA], [OTHER FISH TO FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[fish-and-chips] {n. phr.} Fried fish and french fried potatoes. * /The family went to a drive-in restaurant and had fish-and-chips./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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