beat the bushes (for someone or something)

To search for someone or something exhaustively and at great length. I've been beating the bushes for a bigger apartment, but there's nothing out there I can afford!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Grady	['greidi]
Anatoly	ah-nah-TO-leey	Russian
Ozzy	AHZ-ee	English
Lucilia	-	Ancient Roman
Jaki	JAK-ee	English (Rare)
Nirmal	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali