on the prowl

1. Actively looking for something, as in Their underpaid computer programmers are always on the prowl for better jobs. This idiom transfers an animal's search for prey to human pursuits that are usually less bloodthirsty. [c. 1800]

Example Sentences

“On the Prowl” eventually became “Downbound Train.”

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Crypto kings, billionaires needing agency approvals, felons buying pardons, AI chieftains on the prowl.

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The throbbing “On the Prowl” sounds at first like the story of a guy hitting the streets looking for a good time but upon closer listening seems more like a serial killer cruising for victims.

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Dozens of self-help books and therapy sessions later, I’m still on the prowl for something that makes sense of it all.

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By late April, when the roses start blooming, they’ve already been pruned and fertilized, but Bifano is always on the prowl for any signs of disease or pests.

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