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fresh off the boat

idiom
Meaning

Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of their new environment.


Examples
SIMPLE

He is fresh off the boat and still learning the local customs.

CONTEXTUAL

When he arrived in the city, he was fresh off the boat and struggled to understand the local transit system.

COMPLEX

Though he was fresh off the boat and unfamiliar with the language, his determination to succeed in this new country was evident to everyone he met.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    boy in the boat

    The human clitoris.

  2. 02

    breath of fresh air

    Something relieving, refreshing, or new.

  3. 03

    float someone's boat

    To interest or appeal to someone; to make someone happy.

  4. 04

    fresh legs

    A substitute who has yet to play in the match, and therefore has more energy than those already on the field.

  5. 05

    fresh out of

    Of someone who has recently left one stage of life to begin another.

  6. 06

    fresh start

    A new beginning, without prejudices.

  7. 07

    get fresh

    To flirt.

  8. 08

    get in the boat and row

    To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; also, to perform one's share of work.

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