odd fish

ɒd fɪʃ

Definition

Definition of odd fish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

personality

Dated

strange or unusual person

Dated

Everyone considered him an odd fish due to his eccentric habits..

eccentric

oddball

weirdo

unusual thing

Dated

strange thing or situation

Dated

That painting is an odd fish in the gallery.

anomaly

curiosity

oddity

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Expressions with odd

30 odd

adj.

approximately 30, slightly more than 30

There were 30 odd people at the event.

odd couple

pair that seems unusual together

The detective and the thief made an odd couple.

£20 odd

adj.

approximately £20, slightly more than £20

The book costs £20 odd.

odd bird

person who is unusual or eccentric

John is an odd bird, always wearing mismatched socks.

at odd times

adv.

happening occasionally, at unpredictable intervals, not on a fixed schedule

She calls at odd times, sometimes late at night.

the odd one out

person or thing different from others

In our group, she was always the odd one out.

Expressions with fish

big fish

most notable or influential member of a group, person or thing

In our school, she was the big fish in the debate club.

fish for

try to catch fish using fishing equipment

They went to the lake to fish for trout.

go fish

engage in the activity of catching fish

Every weekend, we go fish at the lake.

little fish

fish small in size

I caught a little fish in the pond.

big fish in a small pond

one who is highly ranked in a small or unimportant group

He is a big fish in a small pond at his local club.

fish around

try to find out information indirectly

He fished around for details about the surprise party.

fish out

search and extract an item

He fished out his wallet from the bag.

fish out of water

person feeling out of place in a situation

He felt like a fish out of water at the party.

more fish in the sea

other possible romantic partners or opportunities exist

Don't worry, there are more fish in the sea.

other fish in the sea

other romantic partners or significant others to pursue

Don't worry about him, there are other fish in the sea.

Examples of odd fish in a sentence

His peculiar attire made him seem like an odd fish.
The new policy is an odd fish in the usual procedures.
His behavior at the party was an odd fish.

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French:drôle de type, curiosité, ...
German:Seltsamer Vogel, Kuriosum, ...
Italian:persona strana, cosa strana, ...
Spanish:persona rara, bicho raro, ...
Portuguese:pessoa estranha, coisa estranha, ...
Chinese:怪人, 异类, ...
Japanese:変わり者, 変わり種, ...
Arabic:طَيْرٌ غَرِيبٌ, شَيْء غَرِيب, ...
Hebrew:טִיפּוּס מוּזָר, דָּבָר מוּזָר, ...
Russian:странный человек, странная вещь, ...
Ukrainian:дивна людина, дивна річ, ...
Hindi:अजीब व्यक्ति, अजीब चीज़, ...
Bengali:অদ্ভুত ব্যক্তি, অড ফিশ, ...
Catalan:peix estrany, cosa rara, ...
Czech:podivín, podivnost, ...
Danish:mærkelig fisk, mærkelig ting, ...
Dutch:vreemde vogel, vreemde eend, ...
Greek:παράξενο ψάρι, παράξενο πράγμα, ...
Hungarian:különc, különcség, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សចម្លែក, រឿងចម្លែក, ...
Korean:이상한 사람, 이상한 것, ...
Persian:آدم عجیب, چیز عجیب, ...
Polish:dziwak, dziwadło, ...
Portuguese (BR):pessoa estranha, bicho estranho, ...
Romanian:ciudat, pește ciudat, ...
Swedish:udda typ, udda fågel, ...
Thai:คนแปลก, สิ่งที่แปลกประหลาด, ...
Turkish:garip tip, garip şey, ...
Vietnamese:người kỳ lạ, điều kỳ lạ, ...

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