FISH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OUT


Meaning of FISH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OUT in English

fish somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ fish )

a) to pull someone or something out of water

fish somebody/something ↔ out of

The body was fished out of the East River a week later.

b) to find something after searching through a bag, pocket etc, and take it out

fish somebody/something ↔ out of

Eric fished a peppermint out of the bag.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.