fish out of water
Example Sentences
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It struck him as a fish out of water: The oak was growing in a spot much hotter and drier than the species’ typical habitat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2024
Jefferson brings the comedy so wonderfully, of this fish out of water.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024
“David would be like a fish out of water if he were out of public service,” Bumpers, who served 18 years with Pryor in the Senate, said in 2006.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
I'm convinced that Haaland needs the constant flow of goals and without them he's like a fish out of water.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
But hey, we might be fish out of water, but at least we had escaped the horns of our dilemma to a silver lining, as Mami might say.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
