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fish-out-of-water

fish-out-of-water adjective: in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water.

Adjective

fish-out-of-water (not comparable)

  1. in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water
    • Sequels to fish-out-of-water comedies make progressively less sense the longer a series continues. By the time Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles rolled around in 2001, 15 years after the first Crocodile Dundee became a surprise blockbuster, the title character had been given an awfully long time to...2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club

Questions about fish-out-of-water

What does fish-out-of-water mean?
Fish-out-of-water means in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water.
What part of speech is fish-out-of-water?
Fish-out-of-water is an adjective.

Words near fish-out-of-water in the dictionary

  1. fish-kettles
  2. fish-knife
  3. fish-knives
  4. fish-mongress
  5. fish-mongresses
  6. fish-out-of-water
  7. fish-pond
  8. fish-ponds
  9. fish-sauce
  10. fish-sauces
  11. fish-scale

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