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- adjective in which someone is out of their familiar environment; pertaining to a
fish out of water
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Examples
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The film followed their fish-out-of-water misadventures and their encounters with a tough trail boss played by Jack Palance.
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Readers are apt to come away impressed by the adaptability of these fish-out-of-water friends, and perhaps a greater appreciation for just how easy we have it today.
Megan Smolenyak: Summer Genealogy Reads Megan Smolenyak 2011
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Sure, there are archetypes: scientist with ulterior motives; fish-out-of-water geek; loose cannon military ... but they still seem realistically flawed.
How Did You Like the Series Premiere of Stargate Universe? 2009
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Her comedy often springs from her ability to find herself in fish-out-of-water scenarios.
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Instead of the first film's fish-out-of-water scenario, the sequel uses Po's elevation to kung fu master to engage in a full embrace of Hong Kong action, casting him into a story that sees the panda facing off against a megalomaniacal peacock who has developed a weapon that may render martial arts obsolete: the cannon.
Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Jennifer Yuh Nelson on Kung Fu Panda 2 Dan Persons 2012
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I think the fish-out-of-water element is pretty important to my story, which is why the contrast between the normal Agent Black and the exotic Agent Orange is the main theme of our cover.
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The moves worked, for the most part, though it was fish-out-of-water Sabathia who gave up what ended up being the winning run.
Yankees Can't Claw Back Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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Cross: We wanted to be conscious of not simply doing a fish-out-of-water story, and it could have turned into that.
"And That's Why You Don't Lie!": David Cross on His IFC Comedy Todd Margaret 2010
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In fact Stuever is not entirely correct – in addition to giggles and jiggles you can also play Snow White or the wicked witch in Once Upon A Time, a ghost in A Gifted Man or a fish-out-of-water doctor in Hart of Dixie, which appears to be a sub-par rom com that somehow took a wrong turning and landed up on the small screen.
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Romney does a fish-out-of-water impression: "You've got to quote me accurately..."
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