pretty kettle of fish

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kettle of fish

[kettle of fish] {v. phr.}, {informal} Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. * /I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish - […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

kettle

[kettle] See: [KETTLE OF FISH], [POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fish

[fish] See: [COLD FISH], [KETTLE OF FISH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA], [OTHER FISH TO FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fine kettle of fish

[fine kettle of fish] See: [KETTLE OF FISH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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