fish up out of
fish up out of (something)
To yank or pluck something up out of something else (likened to catching a fish on a fishing line). A noun or pronoun can be used between "fish" and "up." It took me a minute to fish my keys up out of my bag. I reached in and fished a large lobster up out of the tank.
See also: fish, of, out, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fish something up out of something
and fish something upto pull or hoist something out of something, especially after searching or reaching for it. The old shopkeeper fished a huge pickle up out of the barrel. He fished up a huge pickle.
See also: fish, of, out, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- fish up
- fish up out of (something)
- fish out
- instead
- instead of
- nipped
- fish out of
- fish (someone or something) out of (something)
- drink like a fish
- drink like a fish, to