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cast around for

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cast around for someone or something

 and cast about for someone or something

to seek someone or something; to seek a thought or an idea. (Alludes to a type of person or thing rather than a specific one.) John is casting around for a new cook. The old one quit. Bob is casting about for a new car.

See also: around, cast