Definition of kettle of fish Kettle of fish

ket•tle of fish

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What does kettle of fish mean?

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Noun
kettle of fish - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
  fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle
  difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
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Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • kettle of fish
    To have made a pretty kettle of fish of it, implies a perplexity in judgment.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • kettle of fish
    When a person has perplexed his affairs in general, or any particular business, he is said to have made a fine kettle of fish of it.

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