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like a fish out of water

Meaning
You feel like a fish out of water if you're surrounded by people who are different to you, and it's making you feel a little uncomfortable.

For example

I was the only black person in a church full of white people, and I felt like a fish out of water at first. But lots of people came up and talked to me after the service, and I soon felt quite at home.

Sayoko travels to a lot of unusual places. She says feeling like a fish out of water is sometimes interesting.

She feels like a fish out of water among the celebrities.

What's the matter with you? You look like a fish out of water.

As a non - golfer, I felt like a fish out of water at the clubhouse.

In his first interview since the move, he still looks like a fish out of water.

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