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Meanings of fish out in English

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Usage of fish out in English
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Thornton was like a fish out of water here in the office.
The Story of Wool
2
All sailors were like fish out of water when they came ashore.
Sword of Honour
3
David gagged, flopped on the bed like a fish out of water.
Murder most frothy
4
But here he is a fish out of water; he must be.
A Perilous Secret
5
Your ugly faces would frighten all the fish out of the sea.
Gulliver of Mars
6
But take this little fish out of water, and it mostly flails.
Wired
7
And again he had the gasp of a fish out of water.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
8
I'd feel like a fish out of water in that big city.
Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
9
Lift the fish out with a slotted spatula onto a warm plate.
Cooking for friends
10
The silence continued till it was broken by-a fish out of water.
Hard Cash
11
People fish out all sorts of wondrous and obscure causes for crime.
The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions; Or, Joints In Ou...
12
A man out of place is like a fish out of water.
How to Succeed; Or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune
13
She took the dead fish out of the net and examined it.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
14
Thorpey seems, dare I say it, like a fish out of water.
News.com.au
15
She lies on the sand, gasping like a fish out of water.
Catching Fire
16
Would she still be miserable and alone, a fish out of water?
The Fame Game
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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