Fishing Expedition Definition

noun
A wide-ranging, often unwarranted investigation, interrogation, etc. carried out in the hope of uncovering any unspecified incriminating or compromising information.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic, law, US, informal, pejorative) A non-specific search for information, especially incriminating information.
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Noun

Singular:
fishing expedition
Plural:
fishing-expeditions

Fishing Expedition Sentence Examples

  • He may have only suspected a connection and his break-in no more than a fishing expedition but it proves his capabilities are admirable.

  • Young Luke, seven years old was out in the Fens with his Dad on his first Winter Pike fishing expedition.

  • Other options include snorkeling through spectacular coral reefs, embarking on a deep-sea fishing expedition or swimming with dolphins.

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