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.
- "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 large money settlement from a major corporation, for example.
- Grisham calls them "fish files", but I have never heard the expression before, not that I would have, not being a shyster lawyer.
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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
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