Значение слова "FINE KETTLE OF FISH" найдено в 8 источниках

FINE KETTLE OF FISH

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"
fine kettle of fish: translation

a fine kettle of fish
Fig. a troublesome situation; a vexing problem. (Usually appears in the expression,

This is a fine kettle of fish!

) •

This is a fine kettle of fish. My husband is not here to meet me at the train station, and there's no phone here for me to call him.

Alan: Oh, no! I've burned the roast. We don't have anything to serve our guests as a main dish. Jane: But they'll be here any minute! This is a fine kettle of fish.

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See: KETTLE OF FISH.

найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"
fine kettle of fish: translation

a fine kettle of fish
Fig. a troublesome situation; a vexing problem. (Usually appears in the expression,

This is a fine kettle of fish!

) •

This is a fine kettle of fish. My husband is not here to meet me at the train station, and there's no phone here for me to call him.

Alan: Oh, no! I've burned the roast. We don't have anything to serve our guests as a main dish. Jane: But they'll be here any minute! This is a fine kettle of fish.

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See: KETTLE OF FISH.

найдено в "Moby Thesaurus"
fine kettle of fish: translation

Synonyms and related words:
bind, clutch, complication, crunch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, fine how-do-you-do, hell to pay, hobble, hot water, how-do-you-do, imbroglio, jam, mess, mix, morass, parlous straits, pass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, quagmire, quicksand, scrape, slough, spot, squeeze, stew, sticky wicket, strait, straits, swamp, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, tricky spot, unholy mess


найдено в "Dictionary of ichthyology"
fine kettle of fish: translation

a bad state of affairs; a very difficult and annoying situation; something to be considered or reckoned with. Derived from kiddle or keddle, q.v., a basket set in the sluice of a dam or weir to catch fish. Kiddles were used by royal officials but were often destroyed by poachers, hence a bad state of affairs


найдено в "Англо-русском универсальном дополнительном практическом словаре И. Мостицкого"
идиом.
ну и дела

|| This a fine kettle of fish. I've lost my wallet. — Ну и дела! Я потерял бумажник.



найдено в "Англо-русском словаре идиом"
Hу и дела!; Хорошенькое дело!; Вот так история! Веселенькая история!; Вот тебе и раз!
найдено в "Англо-русском словаре слэнга"
(n.phr.) ну и дела
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