a poor fish

a poor fish
разг.-фам.
бедняга, горемыка, неудачник; простофиля, недотёпа, никчёмный человек

If the poor fish would have his teeth X-rayed, I'll bet nine and a half cents he'd find an abscess there. (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XIV) — Если бы бедняге сделали рентгеновский снимок зубов, наверняка обнаружили бы гнойник.

‘Edgar,’ he said, ‘you're a poor fish. But I'm the head of the family, and I'm not going to see the name dishonoured. Here get out, and to-morrow I'll see you through.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘On Forsyte 'Change’, ‘The Buckles of Superior Dosset’) — - Эдгар, - сказал твой дедушка, - ты человек никчемный. Но я глава семьи и не допущу, чтобы наше имя было опозорено. Сейчас уходи отсюда, а завтра я с тобой по-своему поговорю.

Ada: "Can't you see this is only a joke on you? Why, you poor fish..." (E. O'Neill, ‘Dynamo’, act 1) — Ада: "Неужели вы не понимаете, что над вами просто подшутили? Какой же вы простофиля!.."


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

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