hunt after
hunt after (someone or something)
To search or look for someone or something. Please try not to worry too much—the police are hunting after the suspect right now. A: "Hey, I'm hunting after some wrapping paper." B: "Oh, that's in the drawer over here."
See also: after, hunt
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hunt after someone or something
to seek or pursue someone or something. I'm hunting after a tall man with straight black hair. Elaine is hunting after a place to store her bicycle.
See also: after, hunt
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hunt after (someone or something)
- hunt for
- hunt for (someone or something)
- flush the birds out of the bushes
- flush out the bird
- hunt high and low
- hunt high and low (for someone or something)
- in search of
- in search of (someone or something)
- quest