a lonely little petunia in an onion patch

One who is out of place among those one finds unpleasant, uncouth, or overly aggressive. Taken from a 1946 song of the same name by Johnny Kimano, Billy Faber, and Maurie Hartmann. I'm feeling really uncomfortable in this rowdy sports bar, like a lonely little petunia in an onion patch.

See also: little, lonely, onion, patch

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

1FTR
drive (one) out of office
force (one) out of office
force out of office
give (one) (one's) head
give head
give somebody their head
give someone their head
cooking for one
deep water

References in periodicals archive

A lonely little petunia in an onion patch. That's the way Fred McCance, Lyons, Ohio, describes his Shelby tractor when it's on display at an antique tractor show.

Proud survivor: Shelby Model D tractor one of very few of its line known to exist

词组	a lonely little petunia in an onion patch
释义	a lonely little petunia in an onion patch a lonely little petunia in an onion patch One who is out of place among those one finds unpleasant, uncouth, or overly aggressive. Taken from a 1946 song of the same name by Johnny Kimano, Billy Faber, and Maurie Hartmann. I'm feeling really uncomfortable in this rowdy sports bar, like a lonely little petunia in an onion patch. See also: little, lonely, onion, patch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: 1FTR drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head cooking for one deep water References in periodicals archive A lonely little petunia in an onion patch. That's the way Fred McCance, Lyons, Ohio, describes his Shelby tractor when it's on display at an antique tractor show. Proud survivor: Shelby Model D tractor one of very few of its line known to exist
随便看	be (not) backward in coming forward be (not) big on (something) be (not) comme il faut be not cut out for something be not for the faint-hearted be not fussed (about someone or something) be not half bad be not having any (of it) be nothing (much) to write home about be nothing, not much, etc. to write home about be nothing short of (something) be nothing special be nothing to do with (someone or something) be nothing to (one) be nothing to shout about be not in Kansas anymore be not in the business of (doing something) be not in the same class be not in the same league be not just another pretty face be not just a pretty face be not long for this world be not much between the ears be not much cop be not much of a (something)