mainly American

an attempt to discover the facts about something by collecting a lot of information, often secretly.

The investigators' request for the company's accounts is simply a fishing expedition - they have no real evidence of wrongdoing.

• true-blue
• true enough
• true to form
• true to type
• true to word
• true to your word
• trump card
• trust an inch
• trust someone an inch
• Truth will out.
• try for size
• try hand at
• try hand at something
• try it on
• try luck
• try on
• try on for size
• try on something
• try out
• try out for
• try out for something
• try out on
• try out on someone
• try something for size
• try something on for size