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fish-out-of-water
fish-out-of-water
See also: fish out of water
English
Adjective
fish-out-of-water (not comparable)
- in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water
- 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club:
- 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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