a fishing expedition

(mainly American)

an attempt to discover the facts about something by collecting a lot of information, often secretly The investigators' request for the company's accounts is simply a fishing expedition - they have no real evidence of wrongdoing.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MÉLine	me-LEEN	French
Gisila	-	Ancient Germanic
Aylen	-	Native American, Mapuche
ÓEngus	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Hedwig	['hedwig]
Alise (2)	-	English (Rare)