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neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring

idiom

Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”).


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a good deal

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

  2. 02

    all good

    It's all good.

  3. 03

    become one flesh

    To join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying.

  4. 04

    big fish

    An important person.

  5. 05

    big fish in a small pond

    One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.

  6. 06

    bigger fish to fry

    A much more pressing issue to attend to.

  7. 07

    bleed red ink

    To suffer from severe net losses.

  8. 08

    but good

    To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.

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