fish out of water

Example Sentences

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I felt like a fish out of water.

From Los Angeles Times

A numbers man more than a people person, he’s a fish out of water in Atlanta, as he spells out in the song “How Can I Call This Home?”

From Los Angeles Times

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

"I wasn't beaten up like my character in Boarders is, but the feeling of not fully belonging was always there - I felt a bit like a fish out of water and isolated at times," he tells the BBC.

From BBC

That fish out of water story is just classic.

From Los Angeles Times