Synonyms of kettle of fish

kettle of fish

phrase

as in dilemma

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

I'm used to paddling, but those rapids are a whole other kettle of fish.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemma
• hole
• predicament
• pickle
• bind
• swamp
• difficulty
• rabbit hole
• corner
• box
• impasse
• sticky wicket
• spot
• jam
• quagmire
• hot water
• jackpot
• mire
• crisis
• rattrap
• catch-22
• soup
• trouble
• plight
• node
• fix
• emergency
• quandary
• clutch
• pinch
• standstill
• stalemate
• deadlock
• halt
• crossroad
• strait
• juncture
• scrape
• exigency
• logjam