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词组 scratch around
释义
Idiom
scratch around (for something)
Theme: SEARCHING
to look here and there for something. (Informal.)
Let me scratch around for a better bargain. Maybe I can come up with something you like.I'll scratch around for a week or two and see what I come up with.
phrasescratch around1. scratch around/about/round to struggle to get something that you need, such as money or food, often by searching in different places+for There were still homeless people on the streets scratching around for a place to shelter.2. scratch around/about/round to search for something on the ground using your hands or a stick: A pathetic skinny dog was scratching around behind the dustbins searching for scraps of food.

scratch around

1. To dig through the dirt, rocks, debris, etc. (of something or some place), as in the search of something. Archeologists have been scratching around the burial site for clues about the ancient civilization. I wonder why the dog scratching around in the back yard like that.
2. To search thoroughly (in or around something or some place) in order to find something. Ever since the economy tanked, hundreds of people have been scratching around for any type of work that would let them earn a living. I was scratching around the office for nearly an hour looking for the key to the warehouse.
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