fish for

片語動詞所屬單字fish

fish for — 片語動詞

1. to try to get a reaction or piece of information from someone in a subtle or ind

1.片語動詞
釋義

打聽;間接索求

to try to get a reaction or piece of information from someone in a subtle or indirect way.

例句

The candidate was obviously fishing for a reaction when she made that comment.

Stop fishing for praise and just tell us what you actually achieved.