An awkward situation; a predicament.
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Well, you've gotten us into a fine kettle of fish!.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'kettle of fish':
| kettle of fish | A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable. |
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