想象一下，你来到一个新公司，周围的人和事都是你不熟悉的，刚开始的几天可能会有些小尴尬，或者因为不习惯新环境所以你感到不舒服，那么我们要怎么更地道地表达这种感觉呢？

C: Hi guys. I’m Chris.
 
J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna talk about the idiom: like a fish out of water. It means feeling uncomfortable in a new environment or an unfamiliar situation. You can use it like this:
I feel like a fish out of water. / She is like a fish out of water. / They were like fish out of water.
 
C: So, when a fish is out of water, it cannot survive for very long. Since they can’t get oxygen from dry air, you can say it’s something that they are not used to or not familiar with. So if you feel like a fish out of water, you are probably out of place and feel very awkward. Maybe you have just been transferred to a different department in your company. The first couple of days you have not adjusted to your new work yet. So maybe this is making you feel like a fish out of water. Or maybe you are at a party and you are under dressed. Everyone around you is wearing suits and dresses. You can say that you feel like a fish out of water in here. Ok here’s how we can use it in a conversation:

 

 
J: Hey Logan. How was your trip to Thailand?
 
C: Oh it was really good. At first I felt like a fish out of water because everything was so different down there. But I got used to it pretty quickly.
 

 

J: Do you feel like a fish out of water when you are learning English? We can help!
 
C: Yep, and as usual, if you enjoy our channel remember to share our content with your friends and family! Talk to you next time! Bye!

out of place:   不相称的，不在合适的位置上