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PRONUNCIATION OF FISHING EXPEDITION

fishing expedition  [ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FISHING EXPEDITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fishing expedition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FISHING EXPEDITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fishing expedition in the English dictionary

The definition of fishing expedition in the dictionary is a trip in which you try to catch fish. Other definition of fishing expedition is an occasion when someone is trying to get something indirectly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FISHING EXPEDITION


coagulation
kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
commercialization
kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
cycloaddition
ˌsaɪkləʊəˈdɪʃ ən
decomposition
ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
erudition
ˌɛrʊˈdɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exaggeration
ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FISHING EXPEDITION

fishgig
Fishguard
fishier
fishiest
fishify
fishily
fishiness
fishing
fishing boat
fishing fleet
fishing ground
fishing harbour
fishing industry
fishing line
fishing net
fishing permit
fishing port
fishing rod
fishing tackle
fishing village

WORDS THAT END LIKE FISHING EXPEDITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
definition
disposition
edition
exhibition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
recognition
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of fishing expedition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fishing expedition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FISHING EXPEDITION

Find out the translation of fishing expedition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fishing expedition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fishing expedition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摸底
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expedición de pesca
570 millions of speakers

English

fishing expedition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मछली पकड़ने के अभियान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رحلة صيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рыбалку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expedição de pesca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাছ ধরার অভিযান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

expédition de pêche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ekspedisi nelayan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Angelausflug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

釣り遠征
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낚시 원정대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ekspedisi nelayan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi câu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீன்பிடி பயணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मासेमारी मोहीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balıkçılık seferi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spedizione di pesca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyprawa rybacki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

риболовлю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

expediție de pescuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκστρατεία αλιείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

visvang ekspedisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fiske expedition
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fisketur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fishing expedition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FISHING EXPEDITION»

The term «fishing expedition» is regularly used and occupies the 65.246 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FISHING EXPEDITION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fishing expedition» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fishing expedition» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fishing expedition

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FISHING EXPEDITION»

Discover the use of fishing expedition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fishing expedition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lives of Lawyers Revisited: Transformation and Resilience in ...
Fishing expedition is a term used by trial lawyers to describe a practice good lawyers are supposed to avoid, namely, throwing out lines of questions when one doesn't know whether the witness will take the bait and if so what the answer is ...
Michael J. Kelly, 2009
2
Peter in the Gospel of John: The Making of an Authentic Disciple
In this chapter I examine Peter's actions in 21:1–11, the first “half” of the supplemental chapter, which includes the fishing expedition on the Sea of Tiberias (vv. 1–4) and the miraculous catch of fish (vv. 5–11). Chapter eight focuses on the ...
Brad Blaine, 2007
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The Content Analysis Reader
Not all the individual items tabulated under any given content category in such a “ fishing expedition” may be relevant to the specific inference, which the analyst would like to make about the speaker's state of mind. We are referring here ...
Klaus Krippendorff, Mary Angela Bock, 2009
4
E-discovery: Twenty Questions and Answers
Producing parties are quick to label as a "fishing expedition" any effort to question the bona fides of an electronic production. Generally speaking, the closer to a fishing expedition discovery on discovery is, the less likely it is to be allowed.
John M. Barkett, 2008
5
Bulletin of the International Labour Office
The captain ot every divers' boat, which sails on a sponge-fishing expedition, shall hand over for treatment to the nearest doctor, every diver who has been seriously injnred during the exercise of his occupation. The time limit within which the ...
International Labour Office, 1914
6
Criminal Antitrust Litigation Handbook
relevant to the charges in the indictment" or "all documents that refer to or relate to the defendant" will probably be stricken from a subpoena because such requests suggest a fishing expedition, rather than a specific description.45 The court ...
‎2006
7
Lawtalk
When controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh was arrested for abuse of prescription pain killers, he decried the state attorney's investigation as a “fishing expedition.” When the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to investigate ...
James E Clapp, Elizabeth G Thornburg, 2011
8
The Trobriand Islanders' Ways of Speaking
35–55 Part 6 The boys are back home, their father encourages them to go on a second fishing expedition the next day. 55–64 Part 7 The third fishing expedition and the elder brother's death. 64–99 Part 8 The younger brother tells his father ...
Gunter Senft, 2010
9
Advances in Ranking and Selection, Multiple Comparisons, and ...
These techniques may be used as a rule of thumb for judging the potential significance of a result after a “fishing expedition" has been caried out on a dataset, i.e., a large number of tests of hypothesis were performed on subsets of the data or ...
N. Balakrishnan, Nandini Kannan, H. N. Nagaraja, 2007
10
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods
Fishing expedition describes a situation in which the researcher has no particular aims for the research at hand. Generally, the term may refer (often in a negative way) to situations where researchers do not form hypotheses based on prior ...
Michael S. Lewis-Beck, Alan E Bryman, Tim Futing Liao, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FISHING EXPEDITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fishing expedition is used in the context of the following news items.
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BoatDay is a new iPhone app that makes planning a party on the …
BoatDay keeps things simple by offering per-person pricing instead, with the average afternoon cruise, fishing expedition, or sailing experience ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Best holiday reads 2015
... by Nigerian newcomer Chigozie Obioma (One/Pushkin), a biblical parable about four brothers who set out on a fishing expedition and return, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Has LAUSD's approach to teacher discipline gone too far?
Supporters of fifth-grade teacher Rafe Esquith say the investigation has been unreasonably secretive and more of a fishing expedition than a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Airline Trust Bluster
Industry data show the feds are on a fishing expedition. For starters, U.S. fleet capacity is at a post-recession high. Airlines have expanded the ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
5
NFLPA Looking Into Possible Cowboys-Broncos Collusion On Wide …
It is possible this is just a fishing expedition by the NFLPA, who is only looking to protect its members. Further complicating things is this. «Blogging The Boys, Jul 15»
6
Judge orders law firm to turn over Bridgegate probe notes
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Wigenton rejected suggestions that the request for the notes amounted to a "fishing expedition," handing a ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
7
Judge stops sheriff from testifying in officer shooting case
... were involved in the traffic stop and shooting, and the request to interrogate the sheriff was "a fishing expedition" by Flanagan's lawyers. «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
White nationalist leader says feds are investigating online forums in …
Black, a former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, said he thinks the investigation could turn into a fishing expedition. «Merced Sun-Star, Jul 15»
9
Australian mining industry scam lands fake media tycoon in jail
His magazines, meanwhile, were nothing but a fraudulent fishing expedition that involved him casting hundreds of fake invoices out to ... «Moree Champion, Jul 15»
10
Summer vacation fun is bigger and better in Texas
Take advantage of one of the top kitesurfing spots in Corpus Christi, or charter a fishing expedition in Port Aransas, a coastal hotspot north of ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fishing expedition [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fishing-expedition>. May 2024 ».
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