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find

oneself Fig. to discover what one's talents and preferences are. Bill did better in school after he found himself. John tried a number of different jobs. He finally found himself when he became a cook.

find

(something) out (about someone or something) (from someone or something) to learn something about someone or something from someone or something. What did you find out about Terry from Mr. Franklin? I didn't find anything out about Roger from the newspaper stories. I found out what I wanted to know about solar flares from the encyclopedia. What did you find out about Bill?

find

(something) out the hard way Go to learn (something) the hard way.

find yourself

to discover your particular abilities and interests Only after she became an actress did she find herself.

See:

• barn find
• bit off
• busiest men have the most leisure
• can’t find one’s butt with both hands
• can’t find one’s butt with both hands in broad daylight
• can't find butt with both hands
• couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
• devil finds work for idle hands to do
• enclosed please find...
• find
• find (one's) (own) level
• find (one's) bearings
• find (one's) calling
• find (one's) feet
• find (one's) voice
• find (oneself)
• find (something) out the hard way
• find (something) wanting
• find a way around
• find against
• find fault
• find favor with
• find feet
• find for
• find guilty
• find in
• find it in (oneself) (to do something)
• find it in heart
• find it in one's heart
• find its way somewhere
• find one's way
• find oneself
• find oneself in the market
• find oneself with
• find oneself without
• find out
• find out a thing or two
• find out how the land lies
• find own level
• find the net
• find the time
• find tongue
• find true north
• find way
• find way around
• get on the wrong side of the law
• get one's bearings
• Good men are scarce
• hide nor hair
• in a bind
• in a jam
• in mint condition
• in the doghouse
• in the market
• in the public eye
• it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
• Keep a thing seven years and you'll find a use for it
• learn the hard way
• Love will find a way
• root of the problem
• Seek and ye shall find
• strike a happy medium
• The devil finds work for idle hands
• Where will I find you?