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Meaning of a fine kettle of fish in English:

a fine kettle of fish

phrase

informal

  • An awkward state of affairs.

    • ‘when Carla was back in Rome, she found a fine kettle of fish’
    • ‘Jason must inform her that he's gotten himself into a fine kettle of fish by taking over the reigns from Sonny.’
    predicament, plight, tight corner, tight spot, ticklish situation, tricky situation, problem, quandary, dilemma, crisis, mess, muddle