like a fish out of water
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Again, I feel like a fish out of water.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“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 ● Apr. 20, 2024
Could you just speak more to how that made you feel and how that made you feel like a fish out of water?
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
At law school, he’s felt like a fish out of water for months among those who have their life planned out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Zheng groaned and flipped around like a fish out of water.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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