FISHING EXPEDITION
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Fishing Expedition.
Fishing Expedition - as a noun
An investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
Example Sentences
"The lawyer's questions seemed more like a fishing expedition than genuine inquiries."
"The journalist's investigation turned out to be nothing more than a fishing expedition."
"The company was accused of launching a fishing expedition to gather competitors' confidential information."
"The police conducted a fishing expedition, hoping to find evidence of wrongdoing."
"The politician's request for all emails was seen as a fishing expedition to find damaging information."
