To look in every possible place for something you’ve mislaid—for example, a pair of gloves: “I’ve ________ (the house looking for them).”
| SEARCHED | 354 |
| LOOKED ALL OVER | 101 |
| LOOKED EVERYWHERE | 97 |
| SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW | 70 |
| LOOKED HIGH AND LOW | 55 |
| HUNTED | 43 |
| SEARCHED EVERYWHERE | 38 |
| HUNTED HIGH AND LOW | 35 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE UPSIDE | 35 |
| RANSACKED | 33 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN | 31 |
| LOOKED THE HOUSE OVER | 30 |
| SCOURED | 25 |
| TORE UP | 24 |
| RAMSACKED | 21 |
| HUNTED ALL OVER | 17 |
| COMBED | 15 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE OVER | 13 |
| SEARCHED ALL OVER | 12 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY | 11 |
| TORN UP | 11 |
| HUNTED EVERYWHERE | 9 |
| SEARCHED THE HOUSE OVER | 9 |
| HUNTED THE HOUSE OVER | 8 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY NOOK AND CORNER | 8 |
| LOOKED | 7 |
| NR | 7 |
| TORN THE HOUSE APART | 7 |
| COVERED | 6 |
| LOOKED EVERY PLACE | 5 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE | 5 |
| LOOKED EVERYWHERE IN | 4 |
| SEARCHED AND SEARCHED | 4 |
| GONE OVER | 3 |
| GONE THROUGH | 3 |
| HUNTED AND HUNTED | 3 |
| LOOKED OVER | 3 |
| LOOKED UP AND DOWN | 3 |
| SEARCHED THE PLACE OVER | 3 |
| TORN APART | 3 |
| TURNED EVERYTHING UPSIDE DOWN | 3 |
| TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN | 3 |
| TURNED MY ROOM UPSIDE DOWN | 3 |
| TURNED OVER | 3 |
| BEEN ALL OVER | 2 |
| CHECKED | 2 |
| HUNTED AND HUNTED AND HUNTED | 2 |
| HUNTED EVERY PLACE | 2 |
| HUNTED MY ROOM OVER | 2 |
| HUNTED THE PLACE OVER | 2 |
| LOOKED ALL OVER EVERYWHERE | 2 |
| LOOKED AND LOOKED AND LOOKED | 2 |
| LOOKED FOR | 2 |
| OVERTURNED | 2 |
| RACKED | 2 |
| RUMMAGED | 2 |
| SCANNED | 2 |
| SCOUTED | 2 |
| SEARCHED AND SEARCHED AND SEARCHED | 2 |
| SEARCHED EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY | 2 |
| SEARCHED EVERY PLACE | 2 |
| SEARCHED THE HOUSE ALL OVER | 2 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE INSIDE OUT | 2 |
| TURNED UP | 2 |
| BEEN HUNTING AND HUNTING | 1 |
| CANVASED | 1 |
| CASED THE JOINT | 1 |
| CERTAINLY LOOKED | 1 |
| CLAWED THE HOUSE ALL OVER | 1 |
| COMBED THE HOUSE | 1 |
| DIDN’T FIND HIDE NOR HAIR | 1 |
| DUG EVERYWHERE | 1 |
| DUG IN EVERY CORNER | 1 |
| FINE-COMBED | 1 |
| GONE ALL OVER | 1 |
| GONE ALL OVER THE HOUSE | 1 |
| GONE CRAZY LOOKING | 1 |
| GONE INTO EVERY CRACK AND CREVICE | 1 |
| GONE ON A HUNT FOR THEM | 1 |
| GONE OVER THE ENTIRE HOUSE | 1 |
| GONE OVER THE HOUSE WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB | 1 |
| GONE THROUGH EVERYTHING | 1 |
| GONE THROUGH THE HOUSE | 1 |
| GONE THROUGH THE WHOLE HOUSE | 1 |
| GONE THROUGH WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB | 1 |
| HID IT FROM MYSELF | 1 |
| HID THEM FROM MYSELF AGAIN | 1 |
| HUNT EVERYWHERE | 1 |
| HUNTED ALL OVER CREATION | 1 |
| HUNTED ALL OVER THE PLACE | 1 |
| HUNTED FOR | 1 |
| HUNTED HIDE AND HAIR | 1 |
| HUNTED INSIDE AND OUT | 1 |
| HUNTED OVER | 1 |
| HUNTED THE HILLS OVER | 1 |
| HUNTED THE HOUSE | 1 |
| HUNTED THIS PLANTATION | 1 |
| I CAN’T FIND IT | 1 |
| I DID A SHERLOCK | 1 |
| LOOK EVERYWHERE | 1 |
| LOOK HIGH AND LOW | 1 |
| LOOKED ALL OVER CREATION | 1 |
| LOOKED ALL OVER EVERY PLACE | 1 |
| LOOKED ALL OVER THE HOUSE | 1 |
| LOOKED ALL OVER THE PLACE | 1 |
| LOOKED ALL ROUND | 1 |
| LOOKED ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE | 1 |
| LOOKED AND LOOKED | 1 |
| LOOKED EVER PLACE | 1 |
| LOOKED EVER WHERE | 1 |
| LOOKED EVERYPLACE | 1 |
| LOOKED HIGH | 1 |
| LOOKED HIGH AND LOW FOR THEM | 1 |
| LOOKED HIGH AND LOW IN EVERY CRACK AND CREVICE | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY CORNER | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY CRANNY | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY CREVICE AND CORNER | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY CROOK AND CRANNY | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY HOLE | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY HOLE AND CRANNY | 1 |
| LOOKED IN EVERY NECK AND CRANNY | 1 |
| LOOKED INTO EVERY CRANNY AND NOOK | 1 |
| LOOKED INTO EVERYTHING | 1 |
| LOOKED NOOK AND CRANNY | 1 |
| LOOKED OVER AND OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THE HOUSE ALL OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THE PLACE OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THE PLACE OVER AND OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THE WHOLE HOUSE OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THIS HOUSE OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THIS HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN | 1 |
| LOOKED THIS PLACE | 1 |
| LOOKED THIS PLACE OVER | 1 |
| LOOKED THIS PLANTATION | 1 |
| LOOKED UP AND DOWN AND IN AND OUT | 1 |
| MISLAID THEM | 1 |
| MISPLACED IT | 1 |
| PLUNDERED UP | 1 |
| PROWLED | 1 |
| PUT THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN | 1 |
| PUT THEM AWAY AND CAN’T FIND THEM | 1 |
| RAMBLED | 1 |
| RANSACK | 1 |
| RANSACKED THE HOUSE | 1 |
| RIFLED | 1 |
| RIPPED UP | 1 |
| ROOTED THE HOUSE | 1 |
| RUN THE HOUSE OVER | 1 |
| RUN THE HOUSE THROUGH | 1 |
| SCROUNGE | 1 |
| SEARCH | 1 |
| SEARCH HIGH AND LOW | 1 |
| SEARCHED EVER WHERE | 1 |
| SEARCHED EVERY CORNER | 1 |
| SEARCHED EVERY NOOK AND CORNER | 1 |
| SEARCHED EVERYWHERE IN THE HOUSE | 1 |
| SEARCHED FOR | 1 |
| SEARCHED FROM CELLAR TO GARRET | 1 |
| SEARCHED IN | 1 |
| SEARCHED IN AND OUT | 1 |
| SEARCHED IN EVERY NOOK AND CORNER | 1 |
| SEARCHED OVER THE WHOLE HOUSE | 1 |
| SEARCHED THE HOUSE DOWN | 1 |
| SEARCHED THE HOUSE FOR | 1 |
| SEARCHED THE HOUSE OUT | 1 |
| SEARCHED THE HOUSE THROUGH | 1 |
| SEARCHED THE PLACE | 1 |
| SEARCHED THE WHOLE BLOODY PLACE | 1 |
| SEARCHED UP AND DOWN | 1 |
| SHOOK THE RAFTERS | 1 |
| SPEND HALF MY TIME LOOKING | 1 |
| TAKEN APART | 1 |
| TANGLED THE WHOLE HOUSE | 1 |
| TORE APART | 1 |
| TORE THE HOUSE DOWN LOOKING | 1 |
| TORE THE HOUSE UP | 1 |
| TORE THE PLACE UP | 1 |
| TORE THE PLACE UPSIDE DOWN | 1 |
| TORE THE ROOM UPSIDE DOWN | 1 |
| TORN THIS HOUSE APART | 1 |
| TUMBLED UP | 1 |
| TURN UP THE HOUSE | 1 |
| TURNED | 1 |
| TURNED INSIDE OUT | 1 |
| TURNED IT BOTTOM-SIDE UP | 1 |
| TURNED IT TOPSY-TURVY | 1 |
| TURNED MY ROOM BOTTOM-SIDE UP | 1 |
| TURNED OVER EVERYTHING | 1 |
| TURNED OVER THE HOUSE | 1 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE ALL OVER | 1 |
| TURNED THE HOUSE ON END | 1 |
| TURNED THE PLACE UPSIDE DOWN | 1 |
| TURNED UP THE HOUSE | 1 |
| UPENDED | 1 |
| UPSET | 1 |
| UPSET THE HOUSE | 1 |
| WENT ALL OF THE HOUSE | 1 |
| WENT THROUGH | 1 |
| WRECKED | 1 |
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