NOUN
- an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
How To Use fishing expedition In A Sentence
- You can bet your bottom dollar that some of this is town hall staff on fishing expeditions to see what snippets they can discover about their neighbours. The Sun
- Shareholder champion, or law firm on a fishing expedition? Times, Sunday Times
- How is it that they are getting away with this fishing expedition among 90 people?
- I forgot, I had this fishing expedition planned.
- A false breakout occurs when the pros organize a fishing expedition to run stops.
- The Senate Whitewater Committee hearings proved nothing, and its license to continue its fishing expedition has expired.
- Their continuing actions are clearly a fishing expedition. Times, Sunday Times
- Philippa," he began, "you know that when I go out on these fishing expeditions, I also put in some work at the new chart which I am so anxious to prepare for the fishermen. The Zeppelin's Passenger
- It was a fishing expedition without a hook. Times, Sunday Times
- The Senate Whitewater Committee hearings proved nothing, and its license to continue its fishing expedition has expired.
