I just recently heard this expression and couldn't quite figure out its meaning from the context, unless it means something like "take the bait."
Is this a common expression? Is it perhaps an abbreviation of another expression? Most importantly, if it is a common phrase, what does it mean?
Edit: The basic context in which I heard this expression used was this: one person asked a technical question of a group, to which a member of the group responded, beginning with "I'll do the fish" and then proceeding to the technical explanation.
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Well, I bit the bullet and asked the guy what the heck he meant (imagine that). Turns out he was referring to the oft-quoted teach a man to fish proverb.
He also clarified that this is not a common expression, just an idiosyncratic reference he invented and uttered spontaneously.