search after someone or something
- search after someone or something
search after someone or something
to look for someone or something. (Perhaps over a long period of time.) •
We searched after a suitable candidate for weeks.
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I am searching after a part for my '57 Chevy.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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