如果说 something fishy 意思就是一件事情让人觉得可疑。

例句

Hang on, my laptop was here a second ago. Something fishy's going on.

There's something fishy about that guy. He never looks at you when he speaks.

There's something very fishy about the explanation they gave for the cancelled train. I wonder what's going on.

请注意

另一个短语 a fish out of water 意思是如鱼离水，不得其所。

You should have seen the boss dancing at the office party - real fish out of water!