What does this mean: to feel like a fish out of the water?

[Fishy]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #408 "Water Idioms", question 10

Their job as advisers was to pour oil on troubled waters -- means: ..........

(a) make things damper
(b) mix things better
(c) calm things down
(d) pick things up

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #408 "Water Idioms", answer 10

Their job as advisers was to pour oil on troubled waters -- means: calm things down.

Correct answer: (c) calm things down
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what feel like fish out off water?

Fishy

[Nanucbe]

Feeling very uncomfortable. A vegetarian would certainly feel like fish out of water in Iceland. Not aving the right environment to breath, eat or live.

[Lost_Soul]

Hi, Fishy

The idiom is "like a fish out of water". It means "Completely unfamiliar with one's surroundings or activity"
You can find the definition on many sites, particulary on this: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/like+a+fish+out+of+water

By the way, your nick name made me think of yet another fish phrase: There's something fishy going on here (I'm sure you can fish the definition of "fishy" out in a dictionary) :) :lol: