to be like a fish out of water
11fish out of water — {n. phr.} A person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who does not fit in. * /Because Ed could not swim, he felt like a fish out of water at the beach./ * /She was the only girl at the party not in a formal dress and she felt like a… …
12fish out of water — {n. phr.} A person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who does not fit in. * /Because Ed could not swim, he felt like a fish out of water at the beach./ * /She was the only girl at the party not in a formal dress and she felt like a… …
13fish\ out\ of\ water — n. phr. A person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who does not fit in. Because Ed could not swim, he felt like a fish out of water at the beach. She was the only girl at the party not in a formal dress and she felt like a fish out… …
14fish out of water — someone who does not fit in He was like a fish out of water at the expensive restaurant …
15Fish out of water — If you are placed in a situation that is completely new to you and confuses you, you are like a fish out of water …
16like a fish out of water — completely unfamiliar with a situation causing discomfort …
17a fish out of water — A person in an unaccustomed, unsuitable situation which makes him or her ill at ease • • • Main Entry: ↑fish * * * a person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation * * * a fish out of water : a person who is in a place or situation… …
18feel like a fish out of water — have the feeling that one is out of place …
19fish — [fish] n. pl. fish; in referring to different species, fishes [ME < OE fisc, akin to Ger fisch, Du visch < IE base * pisk > L piscis] 1. any of three classes (jawless, cartilaginous, and bony fishes) of coldblooded vertebrate animals… …
20fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …
