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fishing expedition |
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fishing expedition a search for information without knowledge of whether such information exists. (This involves asking questions with no preconceived notion of what the answers might reveal.) The lawyer was on a fishing expedition. There was no real wrong committed to justify a lawsuit. Your honor, the prosecutor is just on a clumsy fishing expedition. I move for dismissal. We are going to have to go on a fishing expedition to try to find the facts. See also: expedition, fishing How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We can't go on a fishing expedition for everyone who enters the country," Philpott replied. A generic company that wants to knock out my patent can accuse me of bad conduct and go on a fishing expedition requiring that I provide depositions, documents and search for little pieces of data I forgot to submit," Green said. If you are planning to go on a fishing expedition with family or friends, here is a list of urgent situations and what preparations you need to face each scenario. |
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