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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water.
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
Use fish-out-of-water when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fish-out-of-water means in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a fish out of water.
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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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