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scrounge
scrounge[skraʋndʒ]
v сл.
<Í> 1. стянуть, стибрить; добыть
to scrounge smb.'s cigarettes [smb.'s paper, smb.'s wallet] - стащить у кого-л. сигареты [бумагу, бумажник]
to scrounge around for smth. - а) искать возможности украсть что-л.; рыскать в поисках того, что плохо лежит; б) искать, разыскивать
to scrounge around for something to eat - шарить в поисках съестного
2. клянчить, выпрашивать, попрошайничать
to scrounge on smb. - амер. жить на чей-л. счёт
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scrounge Идиома
scrounge around
look in many places for an item or items We didn
scrounge around|scrounge
v. phr., slang 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. I don't know what's the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long. 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. Sue and her husband are so broke they never eat properly; they just scrounge around from one place to the next until someone offers them something.
scrounge up
scrounge up
Find or round up something, as in I'll have to scrounge up another microphone for today's speaker. [Colloquial; c. 1900]
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