in search of

[in search of] or {literary} [in quest of] {prep.}

Seeking or looking for; in pursuit of.

* /Many men went West in search of gold./

* /The hunter stayed in the woods all day in quest of game./

* /We looked everywhere in search of our dog./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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