كيف تنطق "a fishing expedition"

expression

US

uh FISH-ing ek-spuh-DISH-uhn

UK

uh FISH-ing ek-spuh-DISH-uhn

التعريف

An attempt to find information without knowing exactly what you're looking for, often by making many questions or investigations in hopes of discovering something useful.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /fˈɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

uh FISH-ing ek-spuh-DISH-uhn

بريطاني

uh FISH-ing ek-spuh-DISH-uhn

استمع في السياق

The police interview felt like a fishing expedition.

The reporter's questions turned into a fishing expedition.

She said she was not interested in a fishing expedition.

Their questions turned into a fishing expedition when they ran out of real leads.