Fishing expedition
Fishing expedition noun - An investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information.
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Query and fishing expedition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Query" instead a noun phrase "Fishing expedition".
Query
Query noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Fishing expedition and query are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fishing expedition" instead a noun "Query".
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- study and fishing expedition
- study and query
- request and fishing expedition
- request and query
- survey and fishing expedition
- survey and query
- question and fishing expedition
- question and query
- search and fishing expedition
- search and query
- inquiry and fishing expedition
- inquiry and query
- probe and fishing expedition
- probe and query
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