fishing expedition

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

軽蔑的 慣用表現 くだけた表現

(idiomatic, law, informal, derogatory) A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.

日本語の意味

（法律用語、非公式、軽蔑的な表現）特定の目的を持たず、あらゆる情報、特に不利な証拠を求めて、漁るように捜索する行為

英語の意味

(idiomatic, law, informal, derogatory) A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.

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The prosecutor warned that conducting a fishing expedition into the defendant's past would be unfair and unproductive.

検察官は、被告の過去について当てずっぽうに不利な情報を探すのは不公平で成果が得られないと警告した。

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic, law, informal, derogatory) A search for information, especially incriminating information, that is conducted without specific direction or goal, in the hope that something may turn up.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fishing, expedition. (an outing for catching fish)

fishing expeditions （ plural ）