陸おかに上あがった河童かっぱ

expression, noun

a fish out of water; a kappa on land

Idiomatic expression describing someone who is out of their element and unable to perform as usual. The literal image is of a kappa, a water creature, stranded on land.

See also: 河童

• 新あたらしい職しょく場ばでは、まるで陸おかに上あがった河童かっぱのようだ。

  In my new workplace, I feel like a fish out of water.