like a fish out of water
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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
“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
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