Phrase

Fish Out Of Water

Meaning:

When someone is in a situation that they are unfamiliar or unsuited for, they are like a “fish out of water.”

Examples:

  • You're the fish out of water, and I want a story.
  • You're a fish out of water, Lana, gasping for life.
  • She's gasping for love like a fish out of water.
  • But on the beach, both are like fish out of water.
  • And I'm sitting there like a fish out of water.
  • A pirate in love is like a fish out of water.
  • Hiroshi is a fish out of water living in the West.
  • In London I would be like a fish out of water.
  • I'm gonna be a real fish out of water.
  • You are like a fish out of water right now.