fine kettle of fish
Meaning: A terrible mess.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Animals
Origin: The word "fine" is meant ironically.
More idioms — Animals
- fly-by-night — Undependable; untrustworthy.
- fly in the face of something — To go against something; to show disrespect for something or someone.
- fly in the ointment — An unpleasant element in an otherwise pleasant situation.
- fly off the handle — To suddenly become very angry.
- fly the coop — To escape.
- get off one's high horse — To stop acting superior.
More English idioms
- get someone's goat — To irritate or annoy someone.
- go whole hog — To spare nothing; to do something with maximum enthusiasm.
- grin and bear it — To accept or endure a bad situation.
- horse around — To play a little roughly.
- horse of another color — A situation or plan which represents a change from what was expected or assumed.
- horse sense — Common sense (sentence 1) or shrewdness; cleverness (sentence 2).
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