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scrounge around
To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind.
I don't know what's the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long.
To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal.
Sue and her husband are so broke they never eat properly; they just scrounge around from one place to the next until someone offers them something.
sea legs
Adjustment to being in a boat that is rocking on the sea.
This is my first transatlantic trip so give me a day to get my sea legs before you make me dance.
Adjustment to a new job or situation.
Приспособленность к новой ситуации или работе.
"I have just been transferred here and I haven't found my sea legs yet," the new colleague joked.
It takes a while in a new job to find your sea legs.
Чтобы освоиться на новом рабочем месте нужно время.
search me
beats me
I don't know; how should I know? May be considered rude.
When Elmer asked his wife if she knew why the new neighbors left their garage door open all night, she responded, "Search me."
When I asked Derek why his girlfriend wasn’t at the party yet, he said, "Beats me. I expected her an hour ago."
When I asked her what time it was, she said, "Search me, I have no watch."
search one's heart
search one's soul
heart-searching
soul-searching
To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have been fair and honest.
After much heart-searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said.
The minister preached a soul-searching sermon about the thoughtless ways people hurt each other.
The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom.
search out
To search for and discover; find or learn by hunting.
The police were trying to search out the real murderer.
seat belt
A strong strap used to protect a person in a moving car or other vehicle by holding him in his seat.
Passengers in automobiles should wear seat belts for safety.
When the plane began to land, Billy and his mother fastened their seat belts.
second class
The second best or highest group; the class next after the first.
Joe was good enough in arithmetic to be put in the second class but was not good enough for the first.
The place or quarters, especially on a ship, train, or airplane which people travel who pay the next to the highest fare.
Aunt May bought a ticket to travel in the second class on the boat trip.
I always fly second class because it saves a huge amount of money.
A class of mail that includes magazines and newspapers published at least four times a year and costs less for mailing than first class mail.
second nature
Something done without any special effort, as if by natural instinct.
Cutting tall trees has become second nature to the experienced lumberjack.