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fine kettle of fish

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  1. A troublesomely awkward or embarrassing situation: “Gurnley usually managed to worm his way out of trouble, but this time he found himself in a fine kettle of fish.”


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This is fine kettle of fish, isn't it?

From New York Times ● May 3, 2016

"I guess I'm in a fine kettle of fish," she told him.

From Time Magazine Archive

She immediately dances herself into the lead of the show, and into a fine kettle of fish.

From Time Magazine Archive

A fine kettle of fish that will be.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

"That’s a fine kettle of fish," he exclaimed, then turned to his dinner companion.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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