kettle of fish

短语

n. 两码事; 野炊; 糟糕; 尴尬局面：很麻烦或棘手的尴尬局面

发音

AU

词形变化

kettles of fish 复数 kettles of fish

别名

kettle kiddle of fish kittle of fish keddle of fish

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An awkward situation.

    习语
  2. 2.

    A situation recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation.

    习语

    That is another kettle of fish entirely.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

fix mess hole jam pickle muddle

上位词 2

difficulty difficultness

下位词 2

dog's breakfast dog's dinner

词源

From kettle, a variant of kiddle, a weir or fence of stakes in a stream used to catch fish.

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