hakea kissojen ja koirien kanssa

Finnish

Etymology

From hakea (to search) kissojen (of cats) ja (and) koirien (of dogs) kanssa (together); indicates that all available means have been utilized in the search. Normally, one would expect to use a dog for sniffing something out, but when one adds more dogs plus the cats, everything disposable has really been taken into use.

Verb

hakea kissojen ja koirien kanssa

  1. (idiomatic) to look for something thoroughly or energetically

Usage notes

In addition to hakea, synonymous verbs may be used, notably etsiä, but also kaivaa, tutkia and penkoa.

Quotations

Further reading

  • “Miksi haetaan kissojen ja koirien kanssa?”, in Kysy.fi (in Finnish), Helsinki Public Library, 2007-10-05, retrieved 2014-02-13
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