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fish-and-chips

fish-and-chips {n. phr.}

Fried fish and french fried potatoes.

The family went to a drive-in restaurant and had fish-and-chips.

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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./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[chip] See: [CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS] at [CASH-IN], [IN THE CHIPS], [LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY], [FISH-AND-CHIPS], [WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN]. 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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[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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