| 词汇 | on the prowl for something |
| 释义 | (redirected from on the prowl for something)on the prowl1. slang Looking for a sexual partner. This bar is a favorite destination of young men and women out on the prowl. 2. slang Actively looking for someone or something. Usually followed by "for." I've been on the prowl for a new television that I can get for a good price. on the prowllooking for someone for sexual purposes. (Alludes to a prowling cat.) Tom looks like he is on the prowl again tonight. That whole gang of boys is on the prowl. Watch out. 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] on the prowl mod. looking for someone for sexual purposes, in the manner of a prowling cat. Tom looks like he is on the prowl again tonight. on the prowl Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs. |
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