scrounge someone or something up

scrounge someone or something up
scrounge someone or something up
Fig. to find someone or something somewhere; to dig someone or something up. •

I can't think of anyone just now, but I will scrounge someone up.

They scrounged up an escort for Liz.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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