fish out



fish out

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.
See also: fish, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danielledan-YELFrench, English
Riva-Hebrew
Aleksandras-Lithuanian
Adhara-Astronomy
Gerd (2)YERD (Swedish), GERD (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Ismael-Spanish, Biblical Greek