كيف تنطق "fishing expedition"
expression
ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən
FISH-ing EK-spuh-DISH-uhn
fˈɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən
FISH-ing EK-spuh-DISH-uhn
التعريف
A 'fishing expedition' is an attempt to find information without knowing exactly what you are looking for, often by asking many unrelated questions. It literally can also mean a trip to catch fish.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən
الإنجليزية البريطانية
fˈɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
FISH-ing EK-spuh-DISH-uhn
بريطاني
FISH-ing EK-spuh-DISH-uhn
استمع في السياق
We're planning a fishing expedition on the lake tomorrow.
The lawyer's questions felt like a fishing expedition.
The police were on a fishing expedition for evidence.
They asked so many personal questions, it felt like a fishing expedition.