Definitions for kettle of fish
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ket′tle of fish′(n.)
an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess.
a state of affairs; matter under consideration:
This new proposal is a different kettle of fish altogether.
Origin of kettle of fish:
1735–45
Princeton's WordNet
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish(noun)
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Wiktionary
kettle of fish(Noun)
An awkward situation; a predicament.
kettle of fish(Noun)
A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.
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