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fishing trip

NOUN
fishing expedition
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That month they had rented a boat at the San Pedro Pier and went on a family fishing trip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

As well as his family, Bryn entertained Gavin's mates with mini burgers and Subbuteo before a big night out in Cardiff, where thankfully no-one mentioned the fishing trip.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Naveed told his family before the shooting that he was taking his father on a fishing trip to Jervis Bay, about two hours south of Sydney.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

On a fishing trip, Nick gets off the train in his boyhood terrain, the wilderness of northern Michigan, and finds himself in a burnt, desolate, war-like landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

It was a fishing trip, but Tansy had little faith in us as fishermen.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck