Cast around for (someone or something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cast around for (someone or something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-10-29 12:10

Meaning of Cast around for (someone or something)

Synonyms:

scratch around for sth , scrounge around for sth , nose about/around (sth)

Cast around for (someone or something) verb phrase

The preposition "about" can substitute for "around". In fishing, "casting" is the act of throwing one's fishing line or net into the water.

If a person "casts around for someone or something", he/she looks around to find something/someone, or search for an idea.

I have cast around for my dictionary, but it's still missing. I really need it for my homework.

The little boy is casting around for his mom in the shopping center. He may need help from adults.

Casting around for a new recipe, she prepared some essential ingredients.

Other phrases about:

cut eyes at (someone or something)

To quickly look at someone or something

 

search high and low (for someone or something)

Try to look everywhere for someone or something

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

Used to say one who finds something can keep it and does not need to give it back to the person who has lost it

steely gaze

A prolonged, strong and determined look, especially when one is expressing disapproval or displeasure

look up

1. If a person "looks up something", he/she tries to find a piece of information about it, typically from a reference book or on a computer.

2. If something "looks up", it is getting better or improving.

3. To contact someone if you are in the area where they live

Grammar and Usage of Cast around for (someone or something)

Verb Forms

  • cast around for (someone or something)
  • to cast around for (someone or something)
  • casting around for (someone or something)
  • casts around for (someone or something)

The verb "cast" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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