Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alter native. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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As I was new to the place, I felt like a fish in water.
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- felt like a fish in the water.
- felt like a fish with water.
- felt like a fish out of water.
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
feel like a fish out of water (Idiom) : someone
who is uncomfortable in a particular situation
Hence, fell like a fish out of water is the right usage.