[fish out of
water] {n. phr.} A person who is out of his properplace in life; someone who
does not fit in.
Because Ed could notswim, he felt like a fish out of water
at the beach.
She was theonly girl at the party not in a formal dress and
she felt like a fishout of water.
Compare: OUT OF ONE'S ELEMENT, OUT OF
PLACE.
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