fishing expedition
fishing expedition · fishing expeditions
A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted…A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.
» I'm heading out for a fishing expedition. Wanna tag along?
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, idiomatic, informal)A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.
сбор компрома́таsbor kompromáta, зонди́рование по́чвыzondírovanije póčvy
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fishing, expedition. (an outing for catching fish)
More definitions
- an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
Examples
1 sentencesI'm heading out for a fishing expedition. Wanna tag along?
Translations
3 languagesРусский
search for (incriminating) information:
Forms
plural: fishing expeditions| Singular | fishing expedition |
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