a fishing expedition

a fishing expedition

a search or investigation undertaken with the hope, though not the stated purpose, of discovering information

1998 - High Country News - Agency insiders describe the inquiry as a fishing expedition to uncover evidence that Dombeck may have been a party to illegal lobbying.

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