Word info

dead fish

Noun

Meaning

(slang) A sexual partner who lies flat and unresponsive during sex.
Synonyms: cold fish, starfish

(baseball, slang) A hit that travels a limited distance and then falls straight to the ground.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead,‎ fish.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. Jim Hightower

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream. Malcolm Muggeridge

Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. W. C. Fields

No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim. African Congo Proverb

In the lake of lies there are many dead fish. Russian Proverb

A child's lie is like a dead fish in a pond that in the end, always comes to the surface, explains his mother. Luo Proverb

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