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search out

[search out] {v.} To search for and discover; find or learn by hunting. * /The police were trying to search out the real murderer./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

in search of

[in search of] or {literary} [in quest of] {prep.} Seeking or looking for; in pursuit of. * /Many men went West in search of gold./ * /The hunter stayed in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

search me

[search me] {informal} I don't know; how should I know? - May be considered rude. * /When I asked her what time it was, she said, "Search me, I have […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Die, search for meaning, search for meaning, search for meaning. www.english-slang.com

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[hardly any] or [scarcely any] Almost no or almost none; very few. * /Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so […]

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fast and furious

[fast and furious] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very fast; with much speed and energy. * /He was mowing the grass at a fast and […]

parade rest

[parade rest] {n.} A position in which soldiers stand still, with feet apart and hands behind their backs. * /The marines […]

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GOOD job

[GOOD job] A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job. A well-paying job people take in order to pay off their debts, one that they will quit as […]