| 单词 | on the prowl |
| 释义 | on the prowlActively looking for something, as in Their underpaid computer programmers are always on the prowl for better jobs. This idiom transfers an animal's search for prey to human pursuits that are usually less bloodthirsty. [c. 1800] Words nearby on the prowlon the other foot, on the other hand, on the outs, on the part of, on the point of, on the prowl, on the Q.T., on the qui vive, on the rack, on the rebound, on the receiving end The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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