fishing expedition (English, noun)
expansion: fishing expedition (plural fishing expeditions)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.
tags: derogatory
idiomatic
informal
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fishing, expedition. (an outing for catching fish)
Forms:
form: fishing expeditions
tags: plural