so do you eat fish or do you go fishing
doesn't matter but if you are learning
English then it's important for you to
learn to use some fishy expressions and
I have some seven fishy expressions for
you here hey friends its mean America
welcome back well do you eat fish or do
you go fishing but it doesn't matter but
if you are learning English then it's
nice to know some fishy expressions that
you can use in your conversation so I
have some fishy expressions for you and
let's see what exactly do they mean and
how you can use them the first one that
I have for you is to smell fishy
oh yes fish does have bad odor but when
I use the expression to smell fishy it
doesn't mean that I am saying that the
fish stinks
no the expression means to suspect you
know when you suspect someone or
something it means it smells fishy so
for example your friend is trying to
justify himself about something and you
don't believe him you think he's lying
so his justification has no point that's
when you can use this expression you can
say that well his explanation I just
don't believe him I smell something
fishy so wherein you are suspecting him
right moving on to another expression
that I have for you is to fish for a
compliment
so people how do I look today well when
you are all dressed up you're wearing
something really nice you expect people
to be
nice to you to say something which is
really nice that means that you are
fishing for a compliment yes so to fish
for a compliment it means that you are
expecting others to say something nice
to you so my friend comes up wearing a
new dress and she just looks at me I
just know it that she is fishing for a
compliment yes so I am really nice and
therefore I compliment her by saying
that wow you look amazing tonight
alright moving on to the third
expression that I have for you
to live in a fishbowl well to live in a
fishbowl it means to live in a place
where everyone is watching you keeping
an eye on you like our movie stars yes
any famous personality well the media
are the people everyone is watching them
they just don't have any personal life
so which means that movie artists live
in a fishbowl even if you live or you
belong to a small town where everyone
knows about you you know keeps an eye on
you they just know what's going on in
your life so it means that you live in a
fishbowl so have you seen a fishbowl
before right it's just so tiny and you
can just see the fish all day long so
that's how you can use this expression
for someone who lives in such a place
where everybody is keeping an eye on him
or her someone is always watching you
moving on to the next expression which
is to be like a fish out of water yes
when you are not in your comfort zone
okay maybe it's a new
place maybe you're hanging out with new
friends new people and you are not
yourself you know you feel a little
awkward you're a little uncomfortable so
it means that you are like a fish out of
water
so when you are out of your comfort zone
that's when you can use this expression
for example I attended a party last
night
and trust me I felt like a fish out of
water so because I was not very
comfortable with the kind of people who
were there who were attending the party
so that's why I used this expression
okay moving on to the next expression
cold fish Oh John who works in my office
he is such a cold fish so what exactly
does this expression mean well cold fish
it means someone who is very unfriendly
yes who doesn't even bother to talk to
you there are people right there are
people who just don't talk to you
they're in their own world so you can
call them cold fish hey stop being a
cold fish why don't you come out with us
for some lunch
okay that's how you can use this
expression in your conversation so cold
fish is a person who is not friendly
okay moving on to the next one to drink
like a fish yes who drinks like a fish
person who loves alcohol way too much so
someone who consumes large amount of
alcohol that is the person who drinks
like a fish so next time you're in a
party and you see someone drinking too
much of alcohol use this expression hey
you need to stop your drinking
Go Fish okay so someone who's drinking
too much of alcohol or alcoholic
beverages then he drinks like a fish
okay and then the last expression that I
have for you is there are plenty of
other fish in the sea well it's a very
humorous remark for a person who has
just broken up so a friend of mine just
broke up with her boyfriend last week
and I said to her oh honey don't you
worry because there are plenty of other
fish in the sea so it means that you are
trying to tell her that you need not
worry he's not just the one well there
are too many options for you so yes if
you think that a person is really sad
upset about a bad relationship then use
this tell him or her that don't you
worry there are plenty of other fish in
the sea so it means that you have many
many more options okay all right so
let's just quickly go through these
fishing expressions that you can use in
your conversation we have to smell fishy
well it means to suspect someone or
something we have to fish for a
compliment well here you're fishing for
a nice compliment it means that you want
someone to say something nice to you to
live in a fishbowl well then someone is
keeping an eye on you to be like a fish
out of water well when you are out of
your comfort zone you feel a little
awkward and uncomfortable with the
people around you cold fish
is used for a person who is not very
friendly we have to drink like a fish
well someone who consumes too much of
alcohol and then the last one the funny
remark there are plenty of other fish in
the sea it means that don't you re you
have too many options okay so start
using them use it in your conversation
confidently and you will see the
difference and I'll be back with a new
lesson soon till then you take care
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