mess kettle
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kettle of fish — noun informal terms for a difficult situation he got into a terrible fix he made a muddle of his marriage • Syn: ↑fix, ↑hole, ↑jam, ↑mess, ↑muddle, ↑pickle • … Useful english dictionary
kettle — n. 1) to put a kettle up to boil 2) a teakettle 3) a kettle boils; whistles 4) (misc.) (colloq.) a fine kettle of fish ( a mess ) * * * [ketl] whistles a teakettle a kettle boils to put a kettle up to boil (misc.) (colloq.) a fine kettle of fish… … Combinatory dictionary
kettle — /ˈkɛtl / (say ketl) noun 1. a portable container with a lid, a spout, and a handle, in which to boil water usually on a stove top, for making tea and other uses; teakettle. 2. an electrical appliance made of either metal or plastic for boiling… …
Mess kit — For military uniforms for formal occasions, see Mess dress. A mess kit is a collection of silverware and cookware used during camping and backpacking, as well as extended military campaigns. Contents 1 Civilian camping mess kit 2 Military mess… … Wikipedia
mess — Synonyms and related words: C ration, Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, K ration, Rube Goldberg contraption, all sorts, allotment, allowance, amount, arsy varsiness, assemblage, assortment, baboon, bad job, bag, batch, befoul, befuddlement, benasty,… … Moby Thesaurus
kettle of fish — 1. an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He s managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish! 2. a state of affairs; a matter under consideration: The new proposal is quite a different kettle of fish from the last one. [1735… … Universalium
kettle of fish — ket′tle of fish′ n. 1) an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess 2) a state of affairs; matter under consideration: This new proposal is a different kettle of fish altogether[/ex] • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
mess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. difficulty, predicament; disorder, litter, jumble; botch. See failure, food. v. dishevel, mess up; litter, clutter; disarrange, disorder.Ant., order. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mixture] Syn. combination … English dictionary for students
kettle of fish — Date: 1742 1. a bad state of affairs ; mess 2. something to be considered or reckoned with ; matter < books and discs…were two very different kettles of fish Roland Gelatt > … New Collegiate Dictionary
mess — n 1. untidiness, slovenliness, slatternliness, dirtiness, filthiness, Sl. crumminess; disgustingness, offensiveness; rathole, dump, garbage pile or heap, pig pen, pigsty, Brit. piggery, Augean stables, snake pit, mare s nest. 2. disorder,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nice kettle of fish — mess, dilemma, predicament, fix, a pickle … English contemporary dictionary
