on the prowl

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

The SG-1 Fathom is on the prowl for intruders.

From BBC

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

From Salon

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times