| 单词 | kettle of fish |
| 释义 | kettle of fishSEE SYNONYMS FOR kettle of fish ON THESAURUS.COM nounan 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. Origin of kettle of fishFirst recorded in 1735–45 Words nearby kettle of fishkettlebell, kettle-bottom, kettledrum, kettle hat, kettle hole, kettle of fish, kettle stitch, ketubah, Keturah, Ketuvim, Keuka Lake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for kettle of fishkettle of fish nouna situation; state of affairs (often used ironically in the phrase a pretty or fine kettle of fish) case; matter for considerationthat's quite a different kettle of fish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with kettle of fishkettle of fish Also, a fine or pretty kettle of fish. An unpleasant or messy predicament, as in They haven't spoken in years, and they're assigned to adjoining seats—that's a fine kettle of fish. This term alludes to the Scottish riverside picnic called kettle of fish, where freshly caught salmon were boiled and eaten out of hand. [Early 1700s] a different or another kettle of fish. A very different matter or issue, not necessarily a bad one. For example, They're paying for the meal? That's a different kettle of fish. [First half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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