like a fish out of water

Idioms  

1. see fish out of water.

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Example Sentences

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

"I wasn't beaten up like my character in Boarders is, but the feeling of not fully belonging was always there - I felt a bit like a fish out of water and isolated at times," he tells the BBC.

From BBC

"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

Although Duthiers succeeded in finance, he felt like a fish out of water.

From Los Angeles Times