Смысл: bargain hunter

bargain hunter[ʹbɑ:gın͵hʌntə]
<Í> покупательница, бегающая по магазинам в поисках покупок по дешёвке; завсегдатай распродаж

hunt Идиома

head-hunting

search for qualified individuals to fill certain positions The company has been head-hunting for many months in order to try and find a new president.

headhunter

a person who looks for professional employees The headhunters are looking for good computer programmers.

chunter

meaning the same as "chunner"

hunt down

1．look for；persue and find搜寻；追捕
The police were hunting down an escaped prisoner．警察正在追捕一个逃犯。
The offender was finally hunted down．那个犯人终于被捕获归案。
2．search for sth．until one finds it 寻找直到发现为止
Professor Jones hunted down the written manuscript in the Library of Congress．琼斯教授在国会图书馆找到了那份手稿。

hunt for

1． chase and try to obtain追踪；追猎
He's on holiday in Africa， hunting for animals．他在非洲度假，捕猎动物。
2． search for搜求；寻找
I hunted for my lost pen．我到处寻找我丢失的笔。
They hunted high and low for the missing will．他们到处寻找那份失踪的遗嘱。

hunt up

search for（sth． hidden or difficult to find）寻找；搜寻
The doctor is hunting up the names of several Chinese herbs in the botanical dictionary．这位医生正在植物学词典里查找几种中草药的学名。
She is hunting up references for his writing．她正在寻找写作的参考资料。
Where did you hunt all those details．up？你是在哪儿查明所有那些细节的？

hunt-and-peck

Idiom(s): hunt-and-peck

Theme: COMMUNICATION - KEYBOARD

a slow "system" of typing where one searches for a letter and then presses it. (From the movement used by fowls when feeding. Fixed order.)
• I never learned to type right. All I do is hunt-and-peck.
• I can't type. I just hunt-and-peck, but I get the job done—eventually.

hunt high and low for

Idiom(s): hunt high and low (for sb or sth) AND look high and low (for sb or sth); search high and low (for sb or sth)

Theme: SEARCHING

to look carefully in every possible place for someone or something.
• We looked high and low for the right teacher.
• The Smiths are searching high and low for the home of their dreams.

That dog won't hunt

(USA) Very common Southern US expression meaning What you say makes no sense.

happy hunting ground|ground|happy|hunting

n. phr. 1. The place where, in American Indian belief, a person goes after death; heaven. The Indians believed that at death they went to the happy hunting ground. 2. informal A place or area where you can find a rich variety of what you want, and plenty of it. The forest is a happy hunting ground for scouts who are interested in plants and flowers. Shell collectors find the ocean beaches happy hunting grounds.

head-hunting|head|hunt|hunting

n., slang, informal 1. The custom of seeking out, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies. 2. A search for qualified individuals to fill certain positions. The president sent a committee to the colleges and universities to do some head-hunting; we hope he finds some young talent. 3. A systematic destruction of opponents, especially in politics. Billings was hired by the party to do some head-hunting among members of the opposition.

hunt and peck|hunt|peck

n. phr., informal Picking out typewriter keys by sight, usually with one or two fingers; not memorizing the keys. Many newspaper reporters do their typing by hunt and peck.

Often used, with hyphens, as an adjective. Mr. Barr taught himself to type, and he uses the hunt-and-peck system.

hunt down|hunt

v. 1. To pursue and capture; look hard for an animal or person until found and caught. The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.
Compare: TRACK DOWN. 2. To search for (something) until one finds it. Professor Jones hunted down the written manuscript in the Library of Congress.
Synonym: TRACK DOWN.

hunt up|hunt

v. To find or locate by search. When John was in Chicago, he hunted up some old friends. The first thing Fred had to do was to hunt up a hotel room.

run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds|

v. phr. To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.

witch-hunt|hunt|witch

n. phr. A hysterical movement during which people are persecuted for having views (political or religious) considered different or unpopular. During the McCarthy era many innocent Americans were accused of being Communists, as Republican patriotism deteriorated into a witch-hunt.

happy hunting ground

happy hunting ground
A place where one can find or do what one wishes without restriction. For example, The North Shore is a happy hunting ground for antique collectors. This term alludes to the Native American idea of an afterlife where hunters find unlimited game. [Early 1800s]