Kettle

  • 121kettle of fish —    A pretty or fine kettle of fish is a difficult problem or situation.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 122kettle of fish — See a different kettle of fish …

    English idioms

  • 123kettle of fish — something to be considered, how things are That s a totally different kettle of fish. We should talk about it another time …

    Idioms and examples

  • 124Kettle Hat — a plain iron hat with a broad brim, nearly identical to the civil defense helmets of the 20th century, or those of English “doughboys” in the First World War. The kettle hat was common defense from the 12th through 15th centuries. ♦ Strong yet… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 125kettle hole — ket′tle hole n. 1) gel a deep, kettle shaped depression in glacial drift 2) gel pothole 2) • Etymology: 1880–85 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 126kettle 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

  • 127Kettle of fish —   A pretty or fine kettle of fish is a difficult problem or situation …

    Dictionary of English idioms

  • 128kettle hole — /ˈkɛtl hoʊl/ (say ketl hohl) noun a kettle shaped cavity in rock or detrital material, especially in glacial drift …