beat the bushes (for someone or something)

To search for someone or something exhaustively and at great length. I've been beating the bushes for a bigger apartment, but there's nothing out there I can afford!

beat the bushes for

Look everywhere for something or someone, as in I've been beating the bushes for a substitute but haven't had any luck. This term originally alluded to hunting, when beaters were hired to flush birds out of the brush. [1400s] Also see beat around the bush.

See also: beat, bush

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

beat the bushes

search thoroughly. North American informal

This expression originates from the way in which hunters walk through undergrowth wielding long sticks which are used to force birds or animals out into the open where they can be shot or netted.

See also: beat, bush

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

beat the ˈbushes

(especially American English) try very hard to find, obtain or achieve something: Telephone companies are beating the bushes for new customers.

See also: beat, bush

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

beat the bushes

To make an exhaustive search.

See also: beat, bush

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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beat the bushes
beat the bushes for
be beating the bushes
be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
look for (someone or something) high and low
look for high and low
beat the bushes for, to
bag of wind
at great length
explain

词组	beat the bushes (for someone or something)
释义	beat the bushes (for someone or something) beat the bushes (for someone or something) To search for someone or something exhaustively and at great length. I've been beating the bushes for a bigger apartment, but there's nothing out there I can afford! See also: beat, bush, someone Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. beat the bushes for Look everywhere for something or someone, as in I've been beating the bushes for a substitute but haven't had any luck. This term originally alluded to hunting, when beaters were hired to flush birds out of the brush. [1400s] Also see beat around the bush. See also: beat, bush The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. beat the bushes search thoroughly. North American informal This expression originates from the way in which hunters walk through undergrowth wielding long sticks which are used to force birds or animals out into the open where they can be shot or netted. See also: beat, bush Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary beat the ˈbushes (especially American English) try very hard to find, obtain or achieve something: Telephone companies are beating the bushes for new customers. See also: beat, bush Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary beat the bushes To make an exhaustive search. See also: beat, bush American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: beat the bushes beat the bushes for be beating the bushes be beating the bushes (for someone or something) look for (someone or something) high and low look for high and low beat the bushes for, to bag of wind at great length explain
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