fish one's wish
fish one's wish verb: to get what one desires; to get one's wish.
Verb
fish one's wish (third-person singular simple present fishes one's wish, present participle fishing one's wish, simple past and past participle fished one's wish)
- To get what one desires; to get one's wish.
- ELI The sound of your voice...
CHASTITY Come here.
ELI I used to pray that I could hear her voice again.
CHASTITY Well Eli. You finally fished your wish.
[They kiss. They stumble to the wall. She begins to undo his pants. He stops her.] […]2000 January 1, William W. Demastes, The Best American Short Plays 2010-2011, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN - He wished not to have the responsibilities of a family, and once he "fished his wish," it appears that his family may have been the only thing he did want. I wonder what his last few moments were like in his car. What flashed before his eyes?[…]2014 January 20, Bonnie L. DiMichele, in Grandma's Shoes, BalboaPress, →ISBN, page 42
- ELI The sound of your voice...
Forms of fish one's wish
| third-person singular present | fishes one's wish |
|---|---|
| present participle | fishing one's wish |
| past participle | fished one's wish |
| past | fished one's wish |
Questions about fish one's wish
- What does fish one's wish mean?
- Fish one's wish means to get what one desires; to get one's wish.
- What part of speech is fish one's wish?
- Fish one's wish is a verb.
- What is the past tense of fish one's wish?
- The past tense of fish one's wish is fished one's wish.
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