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What is a kettle of fish?

What is a kettle of fish? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) An awkward situation; a predicament.
  2. (idiomatic) 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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What's increasingly apparent, too, is that Penn the director is a different kettle of fish to Penn the actor.
I had netting up to stop herons getting in but the otter is a different kettle of fish and has got through the netting.
Jason must inform her that he's gotten himself into a fine kettle of fish by taking over the reigns from Sonny.
However, Parliament is something of a different kettle of fish to the Commission in my view.
In effect, one may observe that the use of the word may criminalize the behaviour and that, in the view of the Panel, is another kettle of fish.
When it comes to larger mills with decent internal sorting capacities, or multi-mill operations, log sorting is a different kettle of fish.

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