out of place

Idioms  

1. Not in the proper situation, not belonging; inappropriate for the circumstances or location. For example, A high school graduate, she felt out of place among all these academics with advanced degrees, or This velvet sofa is out of place on the porch. This idiom uses place in the sense of “a fitting position.” [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

But it was also from being insecure or feeling out of place or hated.

From Los Angeles Times

"He looked out of place so I went over to see if he was alright, to see if I could cheer him up," he explained.

From BBC

"The gym just feels like there's like-minded people there. I just don't feel out of place or anything like that," she says.

From BBC

Malbon conceded that the Magnificent Seven stock “may be out of place at a value conference.”

From Barron's

Then as I watched, a kind of odd, old farm wagon—old fashioned and out of place in the middle of a city—came lumbering across the square pulled by four enormous black horses.

From Literature

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