fish out
Example Sentences
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And we scoop trillions of fish out of the water indiscriminately in large nets who are left to die slowly by asphyxiation.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024
"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
“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
It's like I pulled a rotten fish out of the refrigerator and placed it on the table.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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