cast about
cast around
verb
(intr, adverb) to make a mental or visual search: to cast about for an idea for a book
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How to use cast about in a sentence
I just cast about.-45- But I know a frightful lot of painters.
Marriage | H. G. Wells
Other Idioms and Phrases with cast about
cast about
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]
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