09-Sep-2007, 10:58
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 Re: Animal idioms
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Originally Posted by RonBee  Instead of telling you the answer, I'll ask a question.  "A fish out of water"
What does that one mean? For example, what does it mean if someone says, "He was like a fish out of water"?
~R |  a fish out of water = a person who feels unconfortable or embarrassed in unfamiliar surroundings.
eg. Everybody else knew each other really well, so I felt a bit like a fish out of water.
a fish out of water: 
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