英语词汇“be on a fishing expedition”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	be on a fishing expedition
释义	be on a fishing expedition From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe on a fishing expeditionbe on a fishing expeditionAmerican English informalFIND OUT to try to find out secret information by asking a lot of questions about different things → fishingExamples from the Corpusbe on a fishing expedition• If anyone asked what they were up to, they planned to say they were on a fishing expedition.
随便看	save somebody doing something save somebody from themselves save somebody something save somebody the trouble (of doing something) save somebody the trouble/bother (of doing something) save somebody/something from something save somebody’s skin/neck/bacon save something for a rainy day save something for somebody save something for something save something → up save something ↔ up save that save the bother save the bother of doing Save the Children Save the Children save the day save the trouble save the trouble save the trouble of doing save the trouble of doing save to do save to do something save up

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