| 释义 |
a fishing expedition fishing expeditionAn attempt to discover information without knowing what it may be. The term implies that the search does not have a specific subject but is rather performed in the hopes that some new information will be found that will be beneficial to the searcher. Primarily heard in US. The defense attorney objected to the vague line of questioning, accusing the prosecutor of engaging in a fishing expedition.See also: expedition, fishinga fishing expedition mainly AMERICANIf you are on a fishing expedition, you are trying to find out facts about something, often secretly. I know why you're here. You're on a fishing expedition. You're hunting for material. He was asked whether Wilkey was engaged in a fishing expedition aimed at politically embarrassing the House.See also: expedition, fishinga fishing expedition a search or investigation undertaken with the hope, though not the stated purpose, of discovering information. 1998 High Country News Agency insiders describe the inquiry as a fishing expedition to uncover evidence that Dombeck may have been a party to illegal lobbying. See also: expedition, fishing |