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. But I especially felt like a lonely little petunia in an onion patch once those buffoons started discussing how many hot dogs they could eat in five minutes. She said she decided to leave once the biker gang showed up and she began feeling like a lonely little petunia in an onion patch.

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