What does it mean to search through something?
To look through some place or thing, as in an effort to find something. There are dozens of children in this town who spend their days searching through the dump for something to eat. I searched through the contract, but could find no mention of the rates we had already agreed upon.
Where do I look to find what I lost?
Do not leave anything – your room, car, closet, and everything else. Check under the couch, look through your folders, and have a quick look behind your desk, bed, or dresser to find what you have lost.
What is the meaning of the idiom search?
search through (something or some place) To look through some place or thing, as in an effort to find something. There are dozens of children in this town who spend their days searching through the dump for something to eat. I searched through the contract, but could find no mention of the rates we had already agreed upon.
Where do you look for hidden items in a house?
Very small items like DVDs can be hidden in very tight places. Look between books, inside bags, under lightweight items. If you’re looking for something like a bicycle, avoid rooms where it obviously won’t fit without being noticeable, like the bathroom. Search their bedroom.
Is there such a thing as looking for something?
Ok, with some more reading, I now realise that the word I was looking for was “rummage”. I rummaged through my room to find it. I searched high and low; I left no stone unturned; I had to go over the place with a fine-tooth comb.
Do not leave anything – your room, car, closet, and everything else. Check under the couch, look through your folders, and have a quick look behind your desk, bed, or dresser to find what you have lost.
What does the idiom’looking for something’mean?
“Like looking for a needle in a haystack”, “I found it in the last place I looked”. – Mitch Jun 18 ’13 at 17:21 “Searching in every nook and cranny” means to look in every possible place for something. It doesn’t require the place where you are searching to be full of mess. – Kaiser Octavius Jun 18 ’13 at 17:24
How to use ” trying to find something ” in a sentence?
You said you tried looking for a pen in your room, which was messy, and failed. So you could say something similar to: “I tried looking everywhere, but the room looked like a bomb had hit it !” “Trying to find a needle in a haystack” would work efficiently in this scenario. I tried to look for the pen in my dorm room.