fish out
Example Sentences
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One classmate decided it’d be fun to raid my cubbyhole, fish out my report card, read it aloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Again, I feel like a fish out of water.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Recently Crowder spoke with The Times about his Southern background, including his upbringing in a liberal family in a conservative area and his current life as a fish out of water living in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
"I do feel like a fish out of water. The knock-on effects has been massive. I'm just riding the wave of it really," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
She lies on the sand, gasping like a fish out of water.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
