kettle of fish
An awkward situationAn awkward situation.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)An awkward situation.
fine kettle of fish pretty kettle of fish
informal terms for a difficult situation
(idiomatic)A situation recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation.
another kettle of fish new kettle of fish different kettle of fish
Examples
4 sentencesThat's a fine kettle of fish.
ruНу и дела! — marafon
This is a different kettle of fish.
ruЭто совсем другой коленкор. — marafon
deDas ist eine ganz andere Schuhnummer. — sacredceltic
It's another kettle of fish.
deDas ist ein anderes Paar Schuhe. — Esperantostern
You've won today, but next week you've got to play Tom and his team. That'll be a different kettle of fish.
deHeute habt ihr noch gewonnen, aber nächste Woche müsst ihr gegen Tom und seine Mannschaft spielen. Das ist eine ganz andere Schuhnummer. — raggione
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From kettle, a variant of kiddle, a weir or fence of stakes in a stream used to catch fishFrom kettle, a variant of kiddle, a weir or fence of stakes in a stream used to catch fish.
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Forms
plural: kettles of fishSynonyms
36 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.