to beat the bushes
71delve — Synonyms and related words: backset, beat the bushes, bore, burrow, cavity, cultivate, culture, cut, dig, dig out, dike, dredge, dress, drill, drive, excavate, explore, fallow, fertilize, forage, force, frisk, furrow, go through, gouge, gouge out …
72root — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, accidence, acclaim, affix, affixation, allomorph, ancestors, anchor, antecedents, applaud, base, basis, beat the bushes, bed, bed on, bedrock, beginning, birthplace, boost, bottom, bottom on, bound… …
73shake down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb l. Slang. To obtain by coercion or intimidation: exact, extort, squeeze, wrench, wrest, wring. See GET. 2. Slang. To make a thorough search of: comb, forage, ransack, rummage, scour2. Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no… …
74hunt — [n] search, chase coursing, exploration, field sport, following, frisking, game, hounding, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, interrogation, investigation, look see*, meddling, probe, prosecution, prying, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest …
75track — [n1] mark, print made by something clue, footmark, footprint, footstep, groove, impress, impression, imprint, indication, memorial, monument, path, print, record, remains, remnant, rut, scent, sign, slot, spoor, step, symbol, token, trace, tract …
76track down — track [n1] mark, print made by something clue, footmark, footprint, footstep, groove, impress, impression, imprint, indication, memorial, monument, path, print, record, remains, remnant, rut, scent, sign, slot, spoor, step, symbol, token, trace,… …
77burrow — Synonyms and related words: abri, anchor, antre, be incognito, beat the bushes, billet at, bivouac, bore, bunker, camp, cave, cavern, colonize, come to anchor, couch, cove, covert, croodle, cuddle, delve, den, dig, dig out, dike, disappear,… …
78explore — Synonyms and related words: beat the bushes, burrow, delve, delve into, dig, dig into, examine, fathom, forage, frisk, go into, go through, hunt, indagate, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look around, look into, look round, look through, nose …
79frisk — Synonyms and related words: amble, antic, beat the bushes, bob, bounce, burrow, canter, caper, capriole, caracole, carol, carry on, cavort, check out, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, dance, delight, delve, dido …
80look around — Synonyms and related words: beat the bushes, burrow, delve, dig, explore, forage, frisk, go through, hunt, look round, look through, nose around, poke, poke around, pry, research, root, search, search through, smell around …
