Collocations for "fishing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fishing" in context.
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fish
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [sea, freshwater, saltwater, marine, lake] fish
- a [tuna, flying, flat] fish
- [fresh, frozen, smoked, grilled, fried, baked, steamed] fish
- [having, cooking, serving, eating] fish (for dinner)
- eat fish on Friday
- fish for [dinner, supper, lunch]
- fish with [peas, potatoes, fries, tartare sauce]
- UK: fish and chips
- [cook, fry, skin, gut, fillet] the fish
- [caught, reeled in, hooked] a (huge) fish
- didn't catch any fish
- release a fish
- threw the fish back (in the water)
- have a pet fish
- did you feed the fish?
- fish and [wildlife, game]
- is a species of fish
- can swim like a fish
- drinks like a fish
- [wriggling, thrashing around] like a fish
- [eyes, mouth] wide like a fish
- like a fish out of water
- a fish fry
- a fish [bowl, tank]
- fish oil
- fish [fingers, cakes, fillets]
- a tuna fish sandwich
- fish and hunt
- fish for [tuna, bass, carp]
- fish [responsibly, sustainably]
- go fishing
- fishing on a [lake, river]
- fish [on, from] a boat
- fish off (of) a [bridge, dock]
- fish from [shore, a dock]
- fish out the [lake, water]
- fish the [lake] out
- fishing with [your dad, her]
- (not) fishing for compliments
- fish around in her [purse, bag, backpack]
- fish a [coin, tissue, key] out of your pocket
'fishing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Caribbean
- bass
- bay
- bleak
- boat
- bob
- cast
- casting
- coarse
- crab
- creek
- depressing
- discard
- dolphin
- eel
- equipment
- fish
- float
- flounder
- fly
- good
- gorge
- granddaughter
- grandson
- haddock
- haul
- herring
- hiking
- hook
- hunting
- ice
- keeper
- knife
- lake
- leech
- license
- lure
- mackerel
- mesh
- nibble
- offshore
- outdoor
- perch
- pier
- prawn
- quota
- rainbow
- reel
- rock
- rod