fish for something
to try to find/get information about something

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fish for
to try to find/get information etc. about something
The woman is always fishing for information when I meet her at work.

The lawyer was fishing for information from the woman.

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fish for something
to try to find/get information etc. about something
The woman is always fishing for information when I meet her at work.

The lawyer was fishing for information from the woman.

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fish for
v., informal To try to get or to find out (something), by hinting or by a roundabout way to try to lead someone else to give or tell you what you want by hinting.
Jerry was always fishing for an invitation to Bob's house.
Near examination time, some of the students fish for information.

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