fish out
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One classmate decided it’d be fun to raid my cubbyhole, fish out my report card, read it aloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Again, I feel like a fish out of water.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The main things that are going to kill and stress these fish out are either low amounts of oxygen in the water or rapid changes in temperature,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 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
Leaves me gaping like a fish out of water.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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