Synonyms:
- Out of his element entirely
- Surrounded by everything he would rather not see
- Outnumbered on all sides
- Making the best of a difficult situation
- Quietly suffering with dignity
- Committed to attending despite strong personal objections
- Present in body and tortured in spirit
- Holding out near the salad
- Watched with curiosity by the majority
- Politely declining everything that arrives on a stick
- Having a very long afternoon
- There for the company, not the menu