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FISHING EXPEDITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fishing expedition" is a kind of...):
investigation; probe (an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities)
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