chase around after

chase around after (someone or something)

To seek someone or something in a variety of places. I chased around after Bill all day but never found him—apparently, he was out sick. I went to five different hardware stores, chasing around after that part for the heater, but I still wasn't able to find it. A: "Why are you so annoyed?" B: "The boss had me chase around after a file that, in the end, turned out to be in her woefully disorganized office."
See also: after, around, chase
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chase around after someone or something

to look here and there for something; to seek someone or something in many different places. I don't want to have to spend a whole day chasing around after exotic ingredients for this recipe of yours. I chased around after Roger and never found him.
See also: after, around, chase
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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