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fish and brewis
fish and chips
fish cake
fish crow
fish duck
fish eagle
fish farm
fish finger
fish for
fish fry
fish hawk
fish joint
fish kettle
fish knife
fish ladder
fish louse
fish out
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fish for
fish for


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
try to get something indirectly: to try to obtain something, especially in an indirect way or in difficult circumstances
fish for compliments
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