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search high and low
To look intently for something, usually in many different places. I've searched high and low for that old photo album, but I can't find it anywhere.See also: and, high, low, searchsearch high and low [for someone or something]
To look absolutely everywhere for someone or something. We've been searching high and low for an apartment we can afford, but the housing market in this town is atrocious. I searched high and low, but I couldn't find my passport anywhere.See also: and, high, low, search, someonesearch high and low
[for someone or something] Go to hunt high and low [for someone or something].See also: and, high, low, searchsearch high and low
If you search high and low for something, you search everywhere for it. I've searched high and low and I still can't find that book. Note: You can use the verbs hunt or look instead of search. I've hunted high and low for the photos, but I can't find them.See also: and, high, low, search- search high and low [for someone or something]
- high and low
- chase after
- incline
- incline [one's] ear
- incline your ear
- rifle through
- rifle through [something]
- ends of the earth, the
- the ends of the earth
search high and low for
Idiom[s]: hunt high and low [for sb or sth] AND look high and low [for sb or sth]; search high and low [for sb or sth]Theme: SEARCHING
to look carefully in every possible place for someone or something.
We looked high and low for the right teacher.
The Smiths are searching high and low for the home of their dreams.