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To look in every possible place for something you’ve mislaid—for example, a pair of gloves: “I’ve ________ (the house looking for them).”

TURNED THE HOUSE UPSIDE DOWN 8
LOOKED ALL OVER 6
LOOKED EVERYWHERE 5
SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW 4
SCOURED 3
HUNTED HIGH AND LOW 1
LOOKED HIGH AND LOW 1
RAMSACKED 1
RANSACKED 1
RIPPED UP 1
SEARCHED 1
TORE UP 1
TORN 1
TORN APART 1
TORN THE PLACE APART 1
TORN UP 1
TRASHED 1
TURNED OVER 1
TURNED THE PLACE UPSIDE DOWN 1
TURNED UP 1

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