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Fish idioms

31 phrases featuring the fish.

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Which idiom means...

Suspicious or strange.

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"Fish out of water"

Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new or strange place.

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"Packed like sardines"

Crowded very tightly together.

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"Have bigger fish to fry"

To have more important things to do.

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"Like a fish in water"

Very comfortable in a situation.

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"A cold fish"

A person who seems unfriendly or unemotional.

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"Red herring"

Something that distracts people from the real issue.

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"Drink like a fish"

To drink too much alcohol.

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"Fish for compliments"

To try to make people praise you.

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"Fish in troubled waters"

To use a difficult situation to gain an advantage.

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"Have other fish to fry"

To have other important things to do.

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"Queer fish"

A strange or unusual person.

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"Fish out of water"

Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new or strange place.

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"Fish out of water"

Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new place.

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"Big fish in a small pond"

An important person in a small group or place.

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"Red herring"

Something that distracts people from the real issue.

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"Fish for compliments"

To try to make people praise you.

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"Plenty of fish in the sea"

There are many other possible choices or partners.

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"Have other fish to fry"

To have other important things to do.

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"Big fish"

An important person.

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"Queer fish"

A strange or unusual person.

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"Fish or cut bait"

Make a decision instead of wasting time.

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"Big fish"

An important person.

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"Small fry"

People or things that are not very important.

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"Fishy"

Suspicious or strange.

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"Fish out of water"

Someone uncomfortable in a new place.

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"Plenty more fish in the sea"

There are many other choices or people.

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"Neither fish nor fowl"

Not clearly one thing or another.

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"Cold fish"

Someone who seems unfriendly or unemotional.

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"Drink like a fish"

To drink too much alcohol.

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"Packed in like sardines"

Crowded very tightly together.

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"Fish for information"

To try to get information indirectly.