The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
beat\ the\ bushes — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush … Словарь американских идиом
beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
brush — See: BEAT THE BUSHES or BEAT THE BRUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
brush — See: BEAT THE BUSHES or BEAT THE BRUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
brush — See: beat the bushes or beat the brush … Словарь американских идиом
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