go fish

• Expressão usada no jogo de cartas "Go Fish" para dizer a um jogador que pesque uma carta do baralho quando não tem a carta pedida. Também pode ser usada em sentido figurado, significando "vá embora" ou "pare de perguntar".

An informal phrase used in the card game 'Go Fish' to tell a player to draw a card from the deck when they do not have the requested card. It can also be used figuratively to mean 'go away' or 'stop asking'.

1. A1informal

   A simple children's card game where players ask each other for cards to make pairs.

   Jogo de cartas

   • The kids spent the afternoon playing Go Fish.
   • In Go Fish, if you don't have the card asked for, you say 'Go fish!'
   • She taught her little brother how to play Go Fish.

2. Phrase in the gameA1informal

   The phrase said by a player when they do not have the requested card, prompting the asker to draw from the deck.

   Pesque

   • 'Do you have any sevens?' 'No, go fish!'
   • He said 'go fish' and I drew a card from the pile.
   • Every time she didn't have the card, she would cheerfully say 'go fish'.