beat the bushes
Example Sentences
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The sales process already has sparked litigation, and the Paramount directors’ efforts to beat the bushes could help demonstrate that there weren’t viable bidders beyond Skydance, helping them defend against shareholder actions.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2024
“We beat the bushes for them,” Belichick said.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2018
She continued to beat the bushes in the early 1980s as a contributing writer for Artforum, where she and her fellow critic Rene Ricard covered the downtown scene like a zeitgeist tag team.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017
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
