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  • 1(a) pretty kettle of fish — mainly American a difficult situation. That s a fine kettle of fish the car won t start and I have to leave in five minutes …

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  • 2kettle 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 • …

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  • 3Kettle of Fish — Infobox Album | Name = Kettle of Fish Type = Compilation album Artist = Fish Recorded = Released = 9 November 1998 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 70:51 Label = Roadrunner Records Producer = Jon Kelly, Chris Kimsey, James Cassidy, Steven Wilson …

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  • 4kettle — noun (C) 1 a metal or plastic container with a lid, a handle, and a spout (=for pouring), used to boil water 2 put the kettle on to boil water in a kettle: I ll put the kettle on for tea. 3 another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say… …

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  • 5fish — 1 /fIS/ noun plural fish or fishes (C) 1 an animal that lives in water, and uses its fins (1) and tail to swim: The lake is well stocked with fish. | catch a fish: Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon. 2 (U) the flesh of a fish used as… …

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  • 6Fish (Chanteur) — Fish lors d un concert en Allemagne Nom William Derek Dick Naissance 25 avril 1958 …

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  • 7Fish (chanteur) — Fish lors d un concert en Allemagne Nom William Derek Dick Naissance 25 avril 1958 Dalkeith (Écoss …

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  • 8fish — I. /fɪʃ / (say fish) noun (plural fish or fishes) 1. any of various cold blooded, completely aquatic vertebrates, having gills, fins, and typically an elongated body usually covered with scales. 2. any of various other aquatic animals. 3. the… …

  • 9kettle — noun 1》 a metal or plastic container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water. 2》 a container in which operations are carried out on metals or other substances with a low melting point. Phrases a different kettle of fish informal a… …

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  • 10difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; …

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