go on a fishing expedition
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While investigating the murder case the detective had to go on a fishing expedition to try and find as much information as possible.
Другие идиомы:
- fish out of water
- fishy
- fish in troubled waters
- fish for (something)
- cold fish
- fish or cut bait
- big fish in a small pond
- drink like a fish
- fish for a compliment
- there are plenty of other fish in the sea
- like shooting fish in a barrel
- live in a fish bowl
- fine kettle of fish
- pale/blue/green around the gills
- shark