fish out
Example Sentences
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And then she will dry her eyes, fish out a few glad rags, throw on a little makeup and get a blowout..
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 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
I was a little bit of a fish out of water.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
Jefferson brings the comedy so wonderfully, of this fish out of water.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024
They ate fish out of cans and used knives and forks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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