kettle of fish
noun phrase
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What conservatives choose to say about this is a different kettle of fish.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
No, that was a completely different kettle of fish.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2023
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
No, that was a completely different kettle of fish.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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