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Phrase(s): hunt someone or something down
1. to chase and catch someone or something. • I don’t know where Amy is, but I’ll hunt her down. I’ll find her. • I will hunt down the villain. 2. to locate someone or something. • I don’t have a big enough gasket. I’ll have to hunt one down. • I have to hunt down a good dentist.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs