Noun
an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
Source: WordNetAny work can be a fishing expedition, especially today when lots of us feel lost at sea. Source: Internet
Mellow (1992), 587 Despite his injuries, Hemingway accompanied Patrick and his wife on a planned fishing expedition in February, but pain caused him to be irascible and difficult to get along with. Source: Internet
The ship ‘Sri Raksha’ set off on a deep sea fishing expedition with 22 men on board on Monday morning and was scheduled to return with the catch in the early hours of Tuesday. Source: Internet
To open a fishing expedition in Sandy Springs about racism, where no real evidence of that racism exists, invites divisiveness in our community. Source: Internet
It's the prosecutors who are always on a fishing expedition. Source: Internet
On the day Matonhodze met his fate, he left his home on a fishing expedition to Khami Dam but did not return. Source: Internet