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View synonyms for kettle of fish
kettle of fish
noun
- an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess:
He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
- a state of affairs; a matter under consideration:
The new proposal is quite a different kettle of fish from the last one.
kettle of fish
noun
- a situation; state of affairs (often used ironically in the phrase a pretty or fine kettle of fish )
- case; matter for consideration
that's quite a different kettle of fish
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Origin of kettle of fish1
First recorded in 1735–45
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