fish out
Example Sentences
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To continue the maritime theme, Wolves have looked like a fish out of water for most of this Premier League campaign.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
"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
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
She had finished grading Rhonda’s paper and was concentrating on the nearly empty jar of pickles, trying to fish out the last one.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
