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fish

n. a stupid and inept person. (Derogatory.) The guy’s a fish. He can’t do anything right.

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• a big fish
• a big fish in a small pond
• a cold fish
• a fine kettle of fish
• a fish out of water
• a queer fish
• all is fish that comes to his net
• be a different kettle of fish
• be a whole other kettle of fish
• be another different kettle of fish
• be like a fish out of water
• be neither fish nor fowl
• better fish to fry
• big fish
• big fish in a small pond
• bigger fish to fry
• busy as a beaver
• cold fish
• crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
• cry stinking fish
• drink like a fish
• fine kettle of fish
• fish
• fish around
• fish eye
• fish for
• fish for a compliment
• fish for compliments
• fish in troubled waters
• Fish or cut bait
• fish out
• fish out of
• fish out of water
• fish out of water, a
• fish story
• fish tale
• fish to fry
• fish up out of
• fish-eating grin
• fish-fight
• fish-kiss
• flying fish
• have bigger fish to fry
• have other fish to fry
• kettle of fish
• like a fish out of water
• like shooting fish in a barrel
• make fish of one and flesh of another
• need (something) (about) as much a fish needs a bicycle
• need (something) like a fish needs a bicycle
• neither fish nor flesh
• neither fish nor fowl
• neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
• neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring
• not the only fish in the sea
• odd fish
• other fish to fry
• pretty kettle of fish
• queer fish
• teach a man to fish
• the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet
• there are other (good) fish in the sea
• there are plenty more fish in the sea
• There are plenty of fish in the sea
• What's that got to do with the price of fish?