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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning?

Hi, Would you please tell me what is the meaning of fish files in the following text:

With no court or hearings scheduled for days, it should have been a good time to catch up with the old stuffs - the fish files that every lawyer had for some reason said yes to a year ago and now just wanted to go away.

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"Fish files" is the title of Grisham's story. Apparently it is a reference to fishing. You are said to figuratively go fishing when you try different things in an attempt to get lucky and get a reward, the way a fisherman tries different lures and baits and casts in different areas.

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"Fish files" is the title of Grisham's story. Apparently it is a reference to fishing. You are said to figuratively go fishing when you try different things in an attempt to get lucky and get a reward, the way a fisherman tries different lures and baits and casts in different areas. The lawyer goes fishing when he takes on cases that have little merit but nonetheless some potential to get a la