KETTLE OF FISH


Meaning of KETTLE OF FISH in English

see kettle

1. : a bad state of affairs : mess , predicament

here's a pretty how-de-do, here's a pretty kettle of fish — W.S.Gilbert

2. : a thing to be considered or reckoned with : matter , affair

books and discs … were two very different kettles of fish — Roland Gelatt

a far different kettle of fish from the fictionalized life stories of Hollywood — Lee Rogow

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.