fish out

Example Sentences

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He held the fish out to Gelifen.

From Literature

What makes “Crappie Lake” so enjoyable goes way beyond the “fish out of water” premise.

From Salon

Coal wanted to say something, could think of nothing, and ended up opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water.

From Literature

I felt like a fish out of water.

From Los Angeles Times

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