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Idiom: Fish Out

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To catch all or nearly all the fish in (a given body of water), so that few or none remain.

Example: "Settlers came and soon fished out the lake."

To pick up or pull something or someone from (a body of water).

To search for by rummaging, and then extract (an item from e.g. a container).

Example: "I fished out my keys from the bottom of my bag."

Example Sentences

1
The teacher helped me fish out the correct answer from my notes.
2
I had to fish out the keys from the bottom of my purse.
3
She managed to fish out the elusive document from a messy pile of papers.
4
I need to fish out my sweater from the back of the closet.
5
He used a magnet to fish out the screws that had fallen into the engine.

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