B2idiomtravelIELTS-friendly
like a fish out of water
USUK
uncomfortable because you are in a place or situation that is new or strange to you
Usually after 'feel' or 'look'. Common when talking about moving abroad, new jobs or culture shock.
In context
On my first day in London, I felt like a fish out of water.
As the only student at the business dinner, he looked like a fish out of water.
More idioms about travel
- get itchy feetto start wanting to travel or move somewhere new after staying in one place
- hit the roadto leave a place and start a journey
- in the middle of nowherein a place far away from towns, shops and other people
- live out of a suitcaseto travel so much that you never fully unpack or settle in one place
- off the beaten trackfar from the places that most tourists visit