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be out of place
To not be suited to or blend with a certain group or setting. That modern addition to the school is very out of place with all of the older buildings on campus. I know you're out of place in this new school, but you'll make friends soon, and things will get better.
be out of place
if something or someone is out of place, they are not right or suitable for the situation they are in A modern building can look out of place amongst Victorian architecture. I felt out of place in my office clothes, with everyone else wearing jeans.