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What does fish out of water mean?

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Noun
  1. (idiomatic) A person in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings.
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I might be a fish out of water, but I reckon I've heard them all.
In the city he is a fish out of water with absolutely no sense of direction.
Once I went to the press box, I instantly became a fish out of water.
Sometimes, a person dressed in the most expensive clothes can look like a fish out of water because his clothes do not sit well on him.
The camera followed this fish out of water rocker as he auditions for the marching band and crams for finals.
Just last week he was a fish out of water who had made a disastrous career move that saw his legacy as one of England's greatest ever strikers in tatters at departures.

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