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fish out

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to find or extract (something)

    to fish keys out of a pocket
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fish out Idioms  

  1. Also, fish up . Discover and retrieve something from a pile or store. For example, She finally fished out the right letter from the files , or He fished up a scandal for the paper to run in the early edition . This usage likens pulling fish from the sea to finding something. [Mid-1600s]

  2. Deplete the fish in a body of water by fishing, as in This stream is completely fished out .

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