kettle of fish
noun phrase
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The Penguin is a completely different kettle of fish.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Speaking of painstaking efforts, the doorways were another kettle of fish.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
The Israel Defense Forces are a different, and far more dangerous, kettle of fish.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
The Urus, even in top-tier Performante trim, doesn’t better the Cayenne Turbo S in terms of driving enjoyment (or looks, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish).
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
But retaining the Vince Lombardi Trophy is a different kettle of fish.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
What conservatives choose to say about this is a different kettle of fish.
—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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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Speaking of painstaking efforts, the doorways were another kettle of fish.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
The Israel Defense Forces are a different, and far more dangerous, kettle of fish.
—Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2015
The Urus, even in top-tier Performante trim, doesn’t better the Cayenne Turbo S in terms of driving enjoyment (or looks, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish).
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 17 June 2024
But retaining the Vince Lombardi Trophy is a different kettle of fish.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
What conservatives choose to say about this is a different kettle of fish.
—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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“Kettle of fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kettle%20of%20fish. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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