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 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
Although Duthiers succeeded in finance, he felt like a fish out of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
He started to double over—his eyes fastened on me—gaping like a fish out of water.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
