be out of element



be out of your element

to feel unhappy or strange because you are in a situation that you are not familiar with He felt out of his element at such a formal occasion.
See also: element, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yirmiyahu-Biblical Hebrew
Lynn[lin]
Rio (2)ṙee-oJapanese
Ozi-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Mumin-Arabic
Boos-Biblical Greek