an odd fish

an odd fish
разг.
(an odd (a queer или a strange) fish)
странный, чудаковатый человек, человек со странностями, чудак; см. тж. a queer customer и a queer beggar

He had a certain tolerance for the peculiarities of others, and he accepted Mackintosh as a queer fish. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Mackintosh’) — Уокер терпимо относился к слабостям других людей и примирился с Макинтошем, считая его чудаком.

I was an odd fish, but my affections were strong... (C. P. Snow, ‘Time of Hope’, ch. XXXVII) — Я, конечно, не лишен странностей, но способен на глубокую привязанность...

But you don't quite understand me. I'm an odder fish than you imagine. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Red and the Green’, ch. 20) — Меня-то вы не очень раскусили. Таких вывертов, как у меня, вам и не вообразить.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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