find sth on sb
71ˌlook sth ˈup — phrasal verb to try to find a piece of information by looking in a book or on a list, or by using a computer I had to look the word up in a dictionary.[/ex] …
72ˌlook ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb 1) to read something quickly I ve just been looking through your cookery books for inspiration.[/ex] 2) to search for something among a lot of other things I ll look through these files and see if I can find a copy of my CV.[/ex] …
73ˌnose aˈbout (sb/sth)British — phrasal verb to try to find out information about someone or something I found two men nosing around the boat.[/ex] …
74ˌnose aˈround (sb/sth) — phrasal verb to try to find out information about someone or something I found two men nosing around the boat.[/ex] …
75ˌrig sth ˈup — phrasal verb to make something quickly out of whatever you can find …
76ˌroot sth ˈout — phrasal verb to find something that is bad and get rid of it …
77ˌrun aˈcross sb/sth — phrasal verb to meet someone or find something by chance …
78ˌseek sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to find someone or something by looking for them in a determined way Corbett promised to seek out the truth.[/ex] …
79ˌsort sth ˈout — phrasal verb 1) to get rid of things that you do not need and arrange things that you do need tidily I need to sort out the mess on my desk.[/ex] 2) to find an answer to a problem or mystery Investigators are still trying to sort out why the… …
80ˈstumble aˌcross sb/sth — phrasal verb to find something or meet someone by accident …
