fish out

Example Sentences

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A numbers man more than a people person, he’s a fish out of water in Atlanta, as he spells out in the song “How Can I Call This Home?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

“And I think we’re going to see in the next weeks and months that there’s huge numbers of birds out at this project, and likely a lot of fish out there,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 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

Jefferson brings the comedy so wonderfully, of this fish out of water.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

“Then flopped around in her grass like a fish out of water,” I said.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye