to scrounge (around) for something

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• 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

• Scrounge around — gather, as by foraging; search out; look for something furiously …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• scrounge around — Australian Slang gather, as by foraging; search out; look for something furiously …   English dialects glossary

• scrounge — [skrounj] vt. scrounged, scrounging [prob. altered < SCROUGE] Informal 1. to manage to get or find by hunting around: usually with up 2. to get by begging or sponging; mooch 3. to take without permission; pilfer vi. Informal to seek ( around)… …   English World dictionary

• scrounge — scrounge1 [skraundʒ] v [I and T] informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: scrunge to steal (1900 2000)] to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourself scrounge for ▪ a group of children scrounging …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scrounge — /skrownj/, v., scrounged, scrounging, n. v.t. 1. to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette. 2. to gather together by foraging; seek out: We ll try to scrounge enough food for supper… …   Universalium

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• New Zealand words — The following is a list of words used in New Zealand English, both shared with Australian English and unique to New Zealand English. Contents 1 Unique to New Zealand 2 Shared with Australia or other countries 3 Bibliography …   Wikipedia