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What is the meaning of the idiom 'a fish out of water'?
A fish out of water is in an alien environment. If you say that someone is "a fish out of water," then you are saying they are out of their element. Stan the accountant was a fish out of water at the plumbing convention.
Is there another idiom that means the same as a fish out of water?
A square peg in a round hole.
What figure of speech is 'have other fish to fry'?
I have bigger fish to fry is an idiom. An idiom is a phrase that is commonly used in certain areas that may have a funny meaning.
What does fish have to do with anything what does the title mean?
The reference to "fish" in a conversation could be a euphemism to change the topic or introduce a non-sequitur. Similarly, the idiom "like a fish out of water" describes feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a particular situation.
What does the idiom to have another fish to fry mean?
to have more important things to do
What does the idiom 'the dead fish smelled to high heaven' mean?
This is not an idiom. Idioms make little or no sense unless you know the definition. This sentence makes perfect sense, so it is not an idiom. The dead fish smelled so bad that even as high as Heaven, you could smell them.
Is as they churned the water into a froth a idiom or a metaphor?
It makes perfect sense, so it's not AN idiom.
How do you say fish head in polish?
"Głowa ryby", if what you write is not a kind of an idiom
What does the idiom by the water fountain mean?
This is not an idiom I have ever heard. Perhaps you mean water cooler talk, which means chat that might occur between workers at the water cooler or anywhere else.
What does the idiom like a fish needs a bicycle mean?
It means that the thing which is being referred to is totally unnecessary, just like a bicycle is not needed by a fish.
What does the idiom 'shoot fish in a barrel' mean?
If you think about this, you can figure it out. If fish are trapped in a barrel, how could they get away from a gun? It means something is ridiculously easy.
What does the idiom as quick as water mean?
First, when you see the phrase AS ___ AS ___ it is A Simile instead of an idiom. It is easy to figure out the meaning of a simile. Water flows quickly, so the simile means that whatever it is, it's as fast as water flowing.
