cast around for

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yechezkel	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Joel	JOL (English), JO-əl (English), ho-EL (Spanish), zhoo-EL (Portuguese), YO-el (Swedish, Finnish)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Biblical
Abby	['æbi]
Webster	WEB-stər	English
Marianela	-	Spanish
Noah (1)	NO-ə (English)	English, Biblical