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Old 26-Sep-2004, 10:15
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Hello,
I read an interview to Hugh Grant and I couldn't understand what he meant by saying " I have fat of fish to fry"

The journalist asked: Usually when you prepare a part you read your role, rewrite it and keep to the times - you are very rigorous about comedies. Was it like that for this film (Bridget Jones's Diary) too?

he answered: I'm not difficult at all. I'm an extremely easy, nice actor to work with and it wa extremely nice for me to do this small British film, Really, I have fat of fish to fry..., and I find Richard Curtis ungrateful for his remarks. ( andso on)
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I read an interview to Hugh Grant and I couldn't understand what he meant by saying " I have fat of fish to fry"
I pretty sure it means, He has a lot of work lined up for the future :D
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He probably said 'a vat of fish to fry', meaning many possibilities. If someone has 'other fish to fry', they have lots of opportunities in many areas.
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"I have fat of fish to fry"
I agree with tdol. It should be:

I have a (whole) vat of fish to fry.

All the best, :D
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Or a 'lot of fish to fry'. If you are reading a script that goes with a CD for learning English, Ripley, there are a lot of mistakes in those.
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Or a 'lot of fish to fry'. If you are reading a script that goes with a CD for learning English, Ripley, there are a lot of mistakes in those.
a lot of

Cool choice of words.

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I'm a very informal kind of guy, Cass. Just wait'll I get my avatar up, you'll see. . . .
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I'm a very informal kind of guy, Cass. Just wait'll I get my avatar up, you'll see. . . .
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Default this is an Awsome creepy photo of Hugh Grant !!

to all fans of Grant
I found this picture on a site of custom celebrity photos http://www.celebrityfury.com
and i don't think this photo is part of some movie!
the direct link to Hugh Grant photo and biography:
http://www.celebrityfury.com/img-hugh-grant-14.htm

HUhaha!!
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