I scrounged around for Jamie, but she was nowhere to be found.
•I will try to scrounge around for a replacement part that will do the job.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scrounge around for someone or something — [skraund3...] in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place. □ Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don’t you? □ I don’t think there is anybody who will go with me, but … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scrounge around — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. * /I don t know what s the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long./ 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
scrounge around — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. * /I don t know what s the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long./ 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
scrounge\ around — v. phr. slang 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. I don t know what s the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long. 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. Sue and her … Словарь американских идиом
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