neither fish nor fowl
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What I saw above Idaho was neither fish nor fowl, and I could not quite convince myself it was real.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024
“The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck” isn’t quite a graphic novel, nor is it a straight-up illustrated book; it’s neither fish nor fowl.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022
In sum, T-3 was neither fish nor fowl.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2020
A photo of it indicates it being neither fish nor fowl, bunker-wise.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 4, 2018
Now and then occurs a tiny scene—perhaps a fight between two grotesque brutes, neither fish, nor fowl, nor beast known to the naturalist, but a horrible compound of the worst qualities of each.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by Bradley, John William
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