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kettle of fish
DEFINITIONS OF:
kettle of fish
1
n
informal terms for a difficult situation
Synonyms:
fix
,
hole
,
jam
,
mess
,
muddle
,
pickle
Types:
dog's breakfast
,
dog's dinner
a poor job; a mess
Type of:
difficulty
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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