hunt out
Related to hunt out: hunt down
hunt out
To seek out or search for someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hunt" and "out." Thanks to your description of his physical appearance, the police were able to hunt out the suspect. I'll need a phone book. Sarah, could you go hunt one out for me, please? I say we start hunting out a new manufacturing partner.
See also: hunt, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hunt someone or something out
to find someone or something even if concealed. We will hunt them all out and find every last one of those guys. We will hunt out all of them. They hunted out the murderer.
See also: hunt, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- rescue from
- rescue from (someone or something)
- identify with
- attune to
- ask back
- orient
- orient to
- orient to (something)
- involved with