All the teenagers scrambled for the rock star but couldn't catch him.
•The children scrambled for the candy as it fell from the piñata.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scramble — scram|ble1 [ˈskræmbəl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(climb)¦ 2¦(move quickly)¦ 3¦(do something quickly)¦ 4¦(compete)¦ 5¦(information/message)¦ 6¦(mix )¦ 7 scramble an egg 8 scramble somebody s brains 9¦(aircraft)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
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