hunt after (someone or something)
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
- 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)
- in quest of