be a whole other kettle of fish
be a whole other kettle of fish
To be entirely different in scope or description from someone or something that was just being discussed. Steve: "So you like your first two roommates, but what about your third one?" Joe: "William? Oh, he's a whole other kettle of fish." I suppose we could start looking at buying a house now that our baby is on the way, but that's a whole other kettle of fish!
See also: fish, kettle, of, other, whole
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a different kettle of fish
- be a different kettle of fish
- kettle
- be another kettle of fish
- another kettle of fish
- another pair of shoes
- another story
- fume about
- fume about (someone or something)
- fume over (someone or something)