accessible
adjective
an accessible place is easy to find or get to
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Relating to searching and finding
give up
if you give something up as lost, you believe that you will not find it and you stop looking for it
trace
noun
a process for finding the origin of something, for example who made a telephone call or what has caused a problem
accessibility
noun
draw a blank
to fail to find something that you are looking for
finders keepers (losers weepers)
used for saying that if you have found something accidentally, you are allowed to keep it
have a (good) nose for something
to have the ability to find or recognize something
(hot) on the trail of
very close to finding someone or to discovering something
hot on the trail of
very close to finding something
need look no further
used for saying that you do not need to search anywhere else apart from the suggested place or do not need to consider any other choices
on the prowl
looking for someone or something
someone’s trail/scent has gone cold
it is difficult to find someone because it is a long time since they were seen
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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