look for high and low

look for (someone or something) high and low

To look absolutely everywhere for someone or something; to search exhaustively for someone or something. We've been looking for an apartment we can afford high and low, but the housing market in this town is atrocious. We were looking for you high and low—thank goodness you're all right!

look for someone or something high and low

and look high and low (for someone or something)

to search everywhere for someone or something. Where were you? I looked for you high and low. I looked high and low for my passport.

词组	look for high and low
释义	look for high and low look for (someone or something) high and low To look absolutely everywhere for someone or something; to search exhaustively for someone or something. We've been looking for an apartment we can afford high and low, but the housing market in this town is atrocious. We were looking for you high and low—thank goodness you're all right! See also: and, high, look, low Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. look for someone or something high and low and look high and low (for someone or something) to search everywhere for someone or something. Where were you? I looked for you high and low. I looked high and low for my passport. See also: and, high, look, low McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: be/have done with somebody/something be in line with (someone or something) better of (someone or something) promises well begin with begin with (someone or something) bird has flown, the beware of beware of (someone or something) be rough on (someone or something)
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