To need something like a fish needs a bicycle means that something is completely unnecessary or useless. It is used to say that you really don't need something at all.
The phrase became popular in the 1970s as a humorous saying linked to the feminist slogan "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". It was meant to express the idea that women do not depend on men in order to live full lives.
The phrase became popular in the 1970s as a humorous saying linked to the feminist slogan "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". It was meant to express the idea that women do not depend on men in order to live full lives.
When we got married, we got so many blenders we'd open presents and say "we need another blender like a fish needs a bicycle"