Fish out of water is an idiom used to refer to a person who is in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings.
It may also refer to:
Books
- A Fish out of Water (book), 1961 children's book by Helen Palmer Geisel
- A Fish in the Water, memoir of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, originally published as El pez en el agua in 1993
Cinema
- Fish out of Water, a character in the 2005 film Chicken Little
- Fish Out of Water (1993 film), Danish film
- Fish Out of Water (2009 film), 2009 documentary film directed by Ky Dickens
Games
- Fish out of Water (game), a swimming pool game
- Fish out of Water (video game), game developed by Halfbrick Studios
Music
- Fish Out of Water (Chris Squire album), 1975
- Fish Out of Water (Charles Lloyd album), 1990
Songs
- "Fish Out of Water", song by Tears for Fears from their 1993 album Elemental
- "Fish Out of Water" (One Minute Silence song), 2000 song by One Minute Silence
- "Fish Out of Water", song by OPM on the 2000 album Menace to Sobriety
- "Fish Out Of Water", song by Mudvayne from The New Game
- Fish Outta Water, 2009 debut album of Chali 2na
Television
- "Fish Out of Water", 2011 episode of Fish Hooks
- "Fish Out of Water", 2016 episode of BoJack Horseman
- "A Fish out of Water" (Family Guy), 2001 episode of the American animated television series Family Guy