beat the bushes
Example Sentences
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“In any sale, you try to beat the bushes and get as many people interested. But at some point the board is going to have to make a decision.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
So now I personally had to go beat the bushes to find contractors to bid the project.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022
Roaming hither and yon, they beat the bushes for votes, relying on the most primitive forms of political expression: the fist-pounding stump speech and the handshake.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2012
Much of this money was raised through the tireless efforts of Joey’s father, Joe, who beat the bushes day and night to keep the funds rolling in.
From Forbes • Feb. 10, 2012
He looked in parked cars and beat the bushes.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
