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Fish I Felt Water Awkward Uncomfortable Situation Stopped

Idiom a fish out of water
Definition in an awkward or uncomfortable situation
Examples - I stopped going to German evening classes. I was the only man there and I felt like a fish out of water.
- It was his first time in a big city and he felt like a fish out of water.

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