- Home
- Idioms
- comb for
comb for
comb something for someone or something
Fig. to look all over or all through something for a particular person or thing. The police combed the entire neighborhood for the criminals. I combed the entire house for the missing paper.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ruta | | RUW-tah | Polish |
Siemowit | | - | Polish (Archaic) |
Pyrrhus | | PIR-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Amika | | ah-MEE-kah | Esperanto |
Aden | | AY-dən | English (Modern) |
Denholm | | - | English (Rare) |