单词 | fishing expedition |
释义 | fishing expedition (once / 35817 pages) n WORD FAMILY fishing expedition: fishing expeditions USAGE EXAMPLESMattiello’s attorney says he objects to an investigation he said would become a fishing expedition based on hearsay and conjecture and motivated by sour grapes. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) As a constitutional scholar, I have studied the FBI’s troubling history of deliberately abusing search-warrant powers to go on unconstitutional fishing expeditions through Americans’ email. Slate(Oct 30, 2016) So, on “Joanne,” she goes on a fishing expedition for inspiration. New York Times(Oct 19, 2016) n an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information Hyper investigation, probe an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
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