A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

fish slice • slice of fish
fish slice —
1
. (UK) a fish-carving knife; a kitchen tool used
for turning or serving fish: A fish slice can be used to lift fish
fillets or pieces of meat. 2. a thin, wide, flat piece cut off
(cooked) fish: Sprinkle lime juice over the fish slices and season
with salt.
slice of fish — = fish slice 2: To make grilled fish, thin slices
of fish have to be mixed with ginger, saffron, fermented cold
rice, pepper and fish sauce.
fish story • fishy story
fish story —an exaggerated story; an incredible tale (about
fishing): A friend who does not tell fish stories, says he has
seen them [herring] in such schools that he could not row his
boat through them.
fishy story —a doubtful, questionable story suggestive of
deception: He gives me a fishy story about how he bought the
bike from an auction and is now selling it because it is too
small for him.
fit in with someone • fit someone in
fit in with someone —feel comfortable among particular peo-
ple: Lou just can’t seem to fit in with her new family. She …
resists any kind of companionship from her host-parents.
fit someone in —find time to see or speak to a person: Send
me a note with your resume and let me check my schedule to
see if I can fit you in.
fit to be hung • fit to kill
fit to be hung —said of a person deserving the worst pun-
ishment: They regarded the Socialists as cowardly deserters or
rascally mutineers, fit to be hung.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase fit to be tied—(coll.) used of smb. roused to great anger
or indignation: I was fit to be tied when I realized what you
had done. One of your producers was kind enough to call me
and apologize.
fit to kill —(coll.) said of smb. wearing very fancy clothes
(usually in the phrase “dressed up fit to kill”): She looked fit to
kill in the burgundy dress that perfectly complimented her
glossy black hair.