kettle of fish
Speech parts
1. kettle of fish - Noun
2. kettle of fish - Phrase
Meaning
informal terms for a difficult situation
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Examples
he got into a terrible fix
he made a muddle of his marriage
But that’s a whole different kettle of fish from any suggestion of anti-Semitism.
”So, we went back to Bletchley Park for a course on Japanese codes and ciphers which was altogether a different kettle of fish.
That would be a different kettle of fish for an institutionalist like Barr, and almost certainly cross his “limits.”
This time I think we’ll be a different kettle of fish.