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Idioms

I don't know the answer to that, as in Where's John?—Search me, I haven't seen him for weeks. This expression in effect means “you can investigate me completely for the information you want but you won't find it.” [Slang; c. 1900]

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search me

“The song simply says, ‘Lord, you search me.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

“During college, people would search me online, and Lunney v. Prodigy would be one of the first things that came up,” Lunney said.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2020

As the temporary darling of the mall’s publicity machine, pilgrims began to search me out.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2017

Pupils from St Columba's RC Primary School at Lochyside, which Mr Kennedy attended as a child, have been asked to the sing the Psalm O God, you search me and you know me.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2015

Later I kept expecting Maurice to search me out, and when he missed dinner I went up to his room.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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