scout up

scout up

To spend time thoroughly or exhaustively attempting to locate someone or something. A noun or pronoun is used between "scout" and "up." He spent the better part of a day scouting up the parts he would need to finish his prototype. We'll need to scout a new manager up for this project.
See also: scout, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scout someone or something up

to search for and find someone or something. I'll scout up a costume for the Halloween party. Can you scout a date up for Friday night?
See also: scout, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • buy (yourself) time
  • buy time
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • identify with
  • attune to