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Kettle of fish

noun

Informal terms for a difficult situation. Synonyms: fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle. "He made a muddle of his marriage"

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"Kettle of fish" Quotes from Famous Books

... Captain Horn. "If your schooner should meet with head winds or any other bad luck, and the Finland should leave before I got there, there would be a pretty kettle of fish, and if she touched here and found no one in charge, I don't believe she would take ...

— The Adventures of Captain Horn • Frank Richard Stockton

Words linked to "Kettle of fish" : difficulty, dog's breakfast, dog's dinner