- neither fish nor fowl
- Neither fish nor fowlSomething or someone that is neither fish nor fowl doesn't really fit into any one group.
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neither fish nor fowl
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neither\ fish\ nor\ fowl — • neither fish nor fowl • neither fish, flesh, nor fowl Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. The man is neither fish nor fowl; he… … Словарь американских идиом
Neither fish nor fowl — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neither fish nor fowl — phrasal : one that does not belong to a definite class, party, or category : a nondescript person or thing; also : a person without convictions : trimmer often used in the phrase neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring * * * neither fish nor… … Useful english dictionary
neither fish nor fowl — also[neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. * /The man is neither fish nor fowl; he votes Democrat or … Dictionary of American idioms
neither fish nor fowl — also[neither fish, flesh, nor fowl] Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. * /The man is neither fish nor fowl; he votes Democrat or … Dictionary of American idioms
neither fish nor fowl — Something or someone that is neither fish nor fowl doesn t really fit into any one group. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** People or things that are difficult to classify because they are neither one thing nor another are neither fish… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
neither fish nor fowl — not clearly separated, a little of both Our experiment produced a being that was neither fish nor fowl … English idioms
neither fish nor fowl — something that does not belong to a definite group I don t know where we should put those books in the library. They are neither fish nor fowl … Idioms and examples
Neither fish nor fowl — Something or someone that is neither fish nor fowl doesn t really fit into any one group … Dictionary of English idioms
neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring — anything not belonging to a particular class or category; indefinite; indeterminate; to be hesitant or undecided; having no specific characteristics; neither one thing nor the other. May appear as neither fish nor good red herring, neither fish… … Dictionary of ichthyology
