search after (someone or something)
search after (someone or something)
To try to locate or endeavor to obtain someone or something. We've been searching after a new HR manager, but so far the none of the candidates have been the right fit. I'm searching after a computer that can render a lot of complex 3D models.
See also: after, search
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
search after someone or something
to look for someone or something. (Perhaps over a long period of time.) We searched after a suitable candidate for weeks. I am searching after a part for my '57 Chevy.
See also: after, search
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- pull for
- pull for (someone or something)
- root for
- root for (someone or something)
- seek (something) from (someone or something)
- seek from
- never tire of (something)
- never tire of doing something
- seek professional help
- a big send-off