gaping for gudgeons

gaping for gudgeons
looking out for extremely improbable things. Gudgeons (Gobio gobio, Cyprinidae) are used as bait to fool fish by a lie or deception. See also swallow a gudgeon

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • swallow a gudgeon — to be fooled by an obvious lie as gudgeons (Gobio gobio, Cyprindae) are used as bait to trap other fish. See also gaping for gudgeons …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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