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fishing expedition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | investigation, probe |
Examples of fishing expedition
fishing expedition
Mike, your reply has me seeing you on a fishing expedition with your commentary.
From the forbes.com
A broader investigation could turn into a fishing expedition lasting for years.
From the time.com
A large-scale fishing expedition lasted for days, but their nets came up empty.
From the businessweek.com
Hazen began his research five years ago with a scientific fishing expedition.
From the nytimes.com
Shopping for clothes is like going on a fishing expedition for Thais Austin.
From the orlandosentinel.com
McAlpine and his lawyer are on an increasingly tiresome fishing expedition.
From the guardian.co.uk
Whether you have a claim against the lender at this point seems like a fishing expedition.
From the freep.com
Only one internee is known to have died while on a fishing expedition.
From the latimes.com
His defense had argued the subpoenas amounted to nothing more than a fishing expedition.
From the dailyherald.com
