like a fish out of water

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Fig. 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?

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My children, beware of popularity; it is a delusion and a snare; it puffeth up the heart of man, and especially of woman; it blindeth the eyes to faults; it exalteth unduly the humble powers of the victim; it is apt to be capricious, and just as one gets to liking the taste of this intoxicating draught, it suddenly faileth, and one is left gasping, like a fish out of water," and Kate emphasized her speech by spearing a sardine with a penknife, and eating it with a groan. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context It was done so naturally, so simply and so quickly that it left me gasping like a fish out of water. The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			light dawns light fire light on light out light purse makes a heavy heart light relief light up light with lighten lighten load lighten up lightly lightning Lightning does not strike twice Lightning never strikes twice lights like like a bat out of hell like a blind dog in a meat market like a bolt from the blue like a bolt out of the blue like a bull at a gate like a bump on a log like a can of corn like a dream like a fish out of water like a headless chicken like a house on fire like a kid with a new toy like a lamb like a lamb to the slaughter like a lost soul like a man possessed like a million like a million dollars like a shag on a rock like a shot like a three-ring circus like a ton of bricks like blue blazes Like breeds like like clockwork like crazy like death like death warmed over like father, like son like fighting snakes like flies to manure like gangbusters like gold dust like greased lightning			Likasi like like like like Like (preposition) Like (preposition) like , like like , like like a bat out of hell like a blind dog in a meat market like a bolt from the blue like a bolt out of the blue like a book like a book like a book like a book Like A Boss like a bull at a gate like a bull in a china shop like a bump on a log like a can of corn like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on hot bricks like a cat on hot bricks like a cat on hot bricks like a chicken with its head cut off Like a Dream like a fish out of water like a flash like a flash like a flash like a flash like a flash Like A Fox like a headless chicken like a hot knife through butter like a hot knife through butter like a hot knife through butter like a hot knife through butter like a house afire like a house on fire like a kid with a new toy like a knife through butter like a knife through butter like a knife through butter like a knife through butter like a lamb like a lamb to the slaughter like a lost soul like a man possessed like a million like a million dollars Like A Mother Figure like a ripe plum like a ripe plum like a ripe plum like a ripe plum like a ripe plum

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