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See: NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL.

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neither fish nor fowl

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

flesh

[flesh] See: [IN PERSON] also [IN THE FLESH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL] also [NEITHER FISH], [FLESH, NOR FOWL], [PRESS THE FLESH], [THORN IN THE FLESH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

nor

[nor] See: [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NEITHER HERE NOR THERE], [NEITHER HIDE NOR HAIR]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

fish

[fish] See: [COLD FISH], [KETTLE OF FISH], [NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL], [NOT THE ONLY FISH IN THE SEA], [OTHER FISH TO FRY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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