go fish: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  international (English)literalneutral
  • To play the simple card game in which players request ranks from one another and draw from a central stock when denied.

  Examples

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  • The children gathered around the table to go fish, laughing as they tried to collect pairs.

    Los niños se reunieron alrededor de la mesa para jugar a pescar, riendo mientras intentaban juntar pares.

  • During the rainy afternoon, we decided to go fish to pass the time indoors.

    Durante la tarde lluviosa, decidimos jugar a pescar para pasar el tiempo dentro de casa.

  • My niece taught me how to go fish last summer, and I quickly got hooked on the game.

    Mi sobrina me enseñó a jugar a pescar el verano pasado, y rápidamente me enganché con el juego.

  • They often go fish after dinner as a family tradition to unwind and have fun.

    A menudo juegan a pescar después de la cena como una tradición familiar para relajarse y divertirse.

• 2.

  international (English)idiomaticinformalrude
  • A dismissive imperative meaning 'go away,' 'try elsewhere,' or a blunt refusal to help or comply.

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  • When the salesman kept pestering me, I finally told him to go fish and left the store.

    Cuando el vendedor no dejaba de molestarme, finalmente le dije que se fuera y me fui de la tienda.

  • If you want help with that project, don’t ask him—he’ll just tell you to go fish.

    Si quieres ayuda con ese proyecto, no le preguntes; solo te dirá que te vayas.

  • She was so fed up with the rumors that she told the gossips to go fish and mind their own business.

    Estaba tan harta de los rumores que les dijo a los chismosos que se fueran y se ocuparan de sus propios asuntos.