Meaning of fish-out-of-water | Babel Free

Definitions

in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water

not-comparable

Examples

“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 grow acclimated to those kooky Americans”

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