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Discover LudwigThe phrase "kettle of fish" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a difficult or complicated situation. Example: "I was planning on having a quiet dinner with my family, but my extended relatives arrived unexpectedly and brought their loud and rowdy children. Now, this is a whole different kettle of fish."
Idiom
Kettle of fish.
A pretty or fine kettle of fish is a difficult problem or situation.
Dictionary
kettle of fish
noun
An awkward situation; a predicament.
Exact(56)
"Well, Castro is another kettle of fish.
That's a whole 'nother kettle of fish.
So it's a different kettle of fish.
Alex, meanwhile, is another kettle of fish.
The euro is a different kettle of fish altogether.
Birth control is a whole different kettle of fish.
"My son is a different kettle of fish".
"This is a different kettle of fish entirely.
Off-camera, however, he is a different kettle of fish.
Mr Snowden is a different kettle of fish".
But puppies are a whole other kettle of fish.
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