be like a fish out of water
- be like a fish out of water
- to feel awkward because you are not familiar with a situation or because you are very different from the people around you.
All the other children in the school had rich, middle-class parents, and she was beginning to feel like a fish out of water.
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like a fish out of water — See: FISH OUT OF WATER … Dictionary of American idioms
like a fish out of water — See: FISH OUT OF WATER … Dictionary of American idioms
like a fish out of water — If someone feels like a fish out of water, they are very uncomfortable in the situation they are in … The small dictionary of idiomes
like a fish out of water — If someone feels like a fish out of water, they are very uncomfortable in the situation they are in. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Like a fish out of water — If someone feels like a fish out of water, they are very uncomfortable in the situation they are in … Dictionary of English idioms
like\ a\ fish\ out\ of\ water — See: fish out of water … Словарь американских идиом
fish out of water — If you are placed in a situation that is completely new to you and confuses you, you are like a fish out of water … The small dictionary of idiomes
like a fish out of water — out of its place, not in its element, out of its natural surroundings … English contemporary dictionary
fish out of water — If you are placed in a situation that is completely new to you and confuses you, you are like a fish out of water. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you feel like a fish out of water, you feel uncomfortable in unfamiliar surroundings … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fish out of water — {n. phr.} A person who is out of his proper place in life; someone who does not fit in. * /Because Ed could not swim, he felt like a fish out of water at the beach./ * /She was the only girl at the party not in a formal dress and she felt like a… … Dictionary of American idioms