Idiom
skunk at a garden party
Meaning
Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He acted like a skunk at a garden party during the dinner.”
“Because he kept complaining about the wedding plans, he felt like a skunk at a garden party.”
“By constantly criticizing the team's hard work, the new manager became a skunk at a garden party, effectively isolating himself from the rest of the staff.”
Examples
simple
“He acted like a skunk at a garden party during the dinner.”
contextual
“Because he kept complaining about the wedding plans, he felt like a skunk at a garden party.”
complex
“By constantly criticizing the team's hard work, the new manager became a skunk at a garden party, effectively isolating himself from the rest of the staff.”
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