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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Przemko	PZHEM-kaw	Polish
Carolina	kah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Bronagh	-	Irish
Konstantinos	kon-stahn-DEE-nos	Greek
Amatus	-	Late Roman
Evdokiya	yev-dah-KEE-yah (Russian), eev-dah-KEE-yah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian