fish out
To catch all or nearly all the fish in, so that few or none remainTo catch all or nearly all the fish in (a given body of water), so that few or none remain.
» You are, so to speak, a fish out of water.
Ihr seid sozusagen ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — Laoan
Du bist sozusagen wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — wolfgangth
Ти, якщо можна так висловитися, риба, яку витягли з води. — deniko
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3 sensesTo catch all or nearly all the fish in (a given body of water), so that few or none remain.
Settlers came and soon fished out the lake.
To pick up or pull something or someone from (a body of water).
(idiomatic)To search for by rummaging, and then extract (an item from e.g. a container); to obtain.
I fished out my keys from the bottom of my bag.
I fished out some information from some old copies of the local gazette.
Examples
35 sentencesYou are, so to speak, a fish out of water.
Ти, якщо можна так висловитися, риба, яку витягли з води. — deniko
deIhr seid sozusagen ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — Laoan
Tom felt like a fish out of water.
deTom fühlte sich wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen. — Dejo
I felt like a fish out of water.
I feel like a fish out of water.
I'm a fish out of water.
Forms
fishes out, fishing out, fished out, fished out| Base form | fish out · to fish out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fishes out |
| Present participle | fishing out |
| Past simple | fished out |
| Past participle | fished out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- fish upTo produce or find by fishing.
- fish outTo catch all or nearly all the fish in (a given body of water), so that few or none remain.
- fish downTo move down the trophic chain of seafood, i.e. moving from fishing top-level predators to fishes lower in the food chain, as a result of overfishing affecting top-level predators first.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb