fine kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
fine\ kettle\ of\ fish — See: kettle of fish … Словарь американских идиом
fine kettle of fish — a bad state of affairs; a very difficult and annoying situation; something to be considered or reckoned with. Derived from kiddle or keddle, q.v., a basket set in the sluice of a dam or weir to catch fish. Kiddles were used by royal officials but … Dictionary of ichthyology
fine kettle of fish — Synonyms and related words: bind, clutch, complication, crunch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, fine how do you do, hell to pay, hobble, hot water, how do you do, imbroglio, jam, mess, mix, morass, parlous straits, pass, pickle, pinch,… … Moby Thesaurus
a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish — informal an awkward state of affairs. → kettle … English new terms dictionary
a fine kettle of fish — ► a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs. Main Entry: ↑kettle … English terms dictionary
(a) fine kettle of fish — mainly American a difficult situation. That s a fine kettle of fish the car won t start and I have to leave in five minutes … New idioms dictionary
kettle of fish — A pretty or fine kettle of fish is a difficult problem or situation … The small dictionary of idiomes
a fine kettle of fish — a fine (or pretty) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs … Useful english dictionary
kettle of fish — noun informal terms for a difficult situation he got into a terrible fix he made a muddle of his marriage • Syn: ↑fix, ↑hole, ↑jam, ↑mess, ↑muddle, ↑pickle • … Useful english dictionary
