fish out of water
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 17, 2025
“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
Since we went to Asia, maybe we'll go somewhere where we are a fish out of water.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 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
The way the Dell Duke Counseling System broke it down, the Misfits were the kooky kids who just couldn't help but dress different and act like fish out of water.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
