fish out

Example Sentences

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At law school, he’s felt like a fish out of water for months among those who have their life planned out.

From Los Angeles Times

People who left felt like “fish out of the sea” elsewhere, he said, and he said he hoped that someday the men would gather once again in the city’s coffee shops in the evening to swap news from their days.

From New York Times

Seasoned pro Julia Whelan shows us how it’s done in her portrayal of jaded New York literary agent Nora Stephens, who knows every tired trope of the romance genre, and yet somehow can’t escape finding herself living one when ultra-urbane Nora and her wide-eyed sister Libby are plunked down in the small town of Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, like fish out of water.

From Seattle Times

He added: “If you’re staying in a place that has a report of strikes or demonstrations, don’t go there. You’re a fish out of water.”

From New York Times

Far from Hawaii’s shores, they felt like “fish out of water,” Purdy said.

From Seattle Times