Thesaurus / beat the bushes
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSEven if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKHis face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe pulse in Louis's temples beat hard; yet he was determined not to anticipate, but make Wharton explain himself.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERTo be sure, he hadn't seen Mrs. Robin go, but he had heard the beat of her wings as she began her flight.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYBordering them were great quantities of berry-laden snow-berry bushes, of which I am very fond.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYAs they were passing a place where the bushes grew thickly by the side of the road, they received a gruff command to halt.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNThe advance had to be carefully made, for the country was rough, wooded, and covered with a dense undergrowth of bushes.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNWe should easily beat this in America with anything like equal facilities, and without charging the British price—£4 7s.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JULY 23, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO BEAT THE BUSHES
- beating the bushes
- combing
- delving
- digging out
- disarranging
- disarraying
- disordering
- disorganizing
- disrupting
- disturbing
- examining
- exploring
- ferreting out
- fishing
- foraging
- grubbing
- hunting
- jumbling
- leaving no stone unturned
- looking high and low
- mess up
- mixing up
- poking
- raking
- rooting
- scouring
- searching high heaven
- seeking
- shaking
- shaking down
- spying
- tossing
- turning inside out
- turning upside down
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- bird-dog
- bob for
- cast about
- chase
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- delve for
- dig for
- dragnet
- explore
- fan
- ferret out
- fish
- fish for
- follow
- go after
- gun for
- hunt
- inquire
- investigate
- leave no stone unturned
- look about
- look around
- look high and low
- mouse
- nose
- prowl
- pursue
- quest
- ransack
- root
- run after
- scout
- scratch
- search for
- search out
- sniff out
- track down
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- bird-dogs
- bob for
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- chases
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- delves for
- digs for
- dragnets
- explores
- fans
- ferrets out
- fish for
- fishes
- follows
- goes after
- gun for
- hunts
- inquires
- investigates
- is after
- leaves no stone unturned
- looks about
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- looks high and low
- mouses
- noses
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- quests
- ransacks
- roots
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- scouts
- scratches
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- sniffs out
- tracks down
- apprehend
- be hot on the trail
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bring to light
- capture
- catch
- chase
- cover
- dig up
- discover
- do
- dog
- dog footsteps of
- draw an inference
- expose
- ferret out
- find
- go after
- hunt
- piece together
- put together
- run down
- scout
- shadow
- smell out
- sniff out
- stalk
- stick to
- tail
- trace
- trail
- travel
- traverse
- unearth
- apprehended
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- bird-dogged
- brought to light
- captured
- caught
- chased
- covered
- did
- discovered
- dog footsteps of
- dogged
- drew an inference
- dug up
- exposed
- ferreted out
- found
- hunted
- piece together
- put together
- ran down
- scouted
- shadowed
- smelled out
- sniffed out
- stalked
- stuck to
- tailed
- traced
- trailed
- traveled
- traversed
- unearthed
- was hot on the trail
- went after
- apprehending
- beating the bushes
- being hot on the trail
- bird-dogging
- bringing to light
- capturing
- catching
- chasing
- covering
- digging up
- discovering
- dog footsteps of
- dogging
- doing
- drawing an inference
- exposing
- ferreting out
- finding
- going after
- hunting
- piece together
- putting together
- running down
- scouting
- shadowing
- smelling out
- sniffing out
- stalking
- sticking to
- tailing
- tracing
- trailing
- traveling
- traversing
- unearthing
- apprehending
- beating the bushes
- being hot on the trail
- bird-dogging
- bringing to light
- capturing
- catching
- chasing
- covering
- digging up
- discovering
- dog footsteps of
- dogging
- doing
- drawing an inference
- exposing
- ferreting out
- finding
- going after
- hunting
- piece together
- putting together
- running down
- scouting
- shadowing
- smelling out
- sniffing out
- stalking
- sticking to
- tailing
- tracing
- trailing
- traveling
- traversing
- unearthing
- apprehends
- beats the bushes
- bird-dogs
- brings to light
- captures
- catches
- chases
- covers
- digs up
- discovers
- does
- dog footsteps of
- dogs
- draws an inference
- exposes
- ferrets out
- finds
- goes after
- hunts
- is hot on the trail
- piece together
- puts together
- runs down
- scouts
- shadows
- smells out
- sniffs out
- stalks
- sticks to
- tails
- traces
- trails
- travels
- traverses
- unearths
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