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Idioms: cast about


1.  Also, cast around. Seek, make a search, as in We cast about for the necessary tools, but couldn't find them in the garage. [Late 1600s]
2.  Devise means, contrive, as in They cast about for new ways to increase revenue. This usage was first recorded in 1867.


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Meaning #1: search anxiously
  Synonyms: beat about, cast around


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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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