(a) different kettle of fish
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different kettle of fish — If something is a different kettle of fish, it is very different from the other things referenced … The small dictionary of idiomes
different kettle of fish — If something is a different kettle of fish, it is very different from the other things referenced. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To describe a person, thing or situation as a different kettle of fishmeans that it is completely… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
a different kettle of fish — different, not the same A cult is not a religion. A cult is a different kettle of fish entirely … English idioms
a different kettle of fish — ► a different kettle of fish informal something altogether different from the one just mentioned. Main Entry: ↑kettle … English terms dictionary
a different kettle of fish — informal a completely different type of person or thing from the one previously mentioned the new office is a rather different kettle of fish … Useful english dictionary
a different kettle of fish — informal a situation or subject that is not related to the one you are talking about Of course their economic policy is a different kettle of fish altogether … English dictionary
be a different kettle of fish — be another/a different kettle of fish if you say that something or someone is a different kettle of fish, you mean that they are completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about. Andy was never very interested in… … New idioms dictionary
a different kettle of fish — informal a person or matter that is altogether different from the one just mentioned. → kettle … English new terms dictionary
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 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
