| 词组 | be like a fish out of water |
| 释义 | Idiom 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. be like a fish out of waterTo feel uncomfortable in a new environment. When Carla transferred to a new school, she was like a fish out of water because she didn't know anyone there. Marie was like a fish out of water when she assumed a manger position at the company where she had worked as a clerk for so long. like a fish out of waterFig. appearing to be completely out of place; in a very awkward manner. Bob stood there in his rented tuxedo, looking like a fish out of water. Whenever I am with your friends, I feel like a fish out of water. What on earth do you see in them—or me? like a fish out of water Completely unfamiliar with one's surroundings or activity. |
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