English noun: kettle of fish | |||
1. | kettle of fish (state) informal terms for a difficult situation | ||
Samples | He got into a terrible fix. He made a muddle of his marriage. | ||
Synonyms | fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | difficulty | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner | ||