Beat the bushes
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To search hard or hustle for something, digging deep.
Origin
From 19th-century America, tied to hunting; beaters flushed birds, slang by 1850s for search. A 1860 'New York Times' uses it for a job hunt.
Usage Examples
- He's beating the bushes for new clients.
- Beat the bushes; find that lost key!
- She beat the bushes and nabbed a deal.
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