Another Malaprop

In my original post about malaprops, I indicated that Betsy is one of the more frequent contributors to keeping such things alive. This morning she came up with a new one. Regarding a discussion on whether we wanted to involve the kids in the decision as to what color to paint their room, she meant to ask if I wanted to open that can of worms. Instead, however, she asked if I wanted to open that kettle of fish.

I suppose there is a linkage there. If you wanted to catch a kettle of fish, you might open a can of worms . . .