hunt down
phrasal verbhunt somebody down
- to search for somebody until you catch or find them, especially in order to punish or harm them
- The President warned that terrorists would be hunted down.
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hunt something down/out
- to search for something until you find it
- We hunted down their phone number and gave them a call.
- I hunted out my old school photos to show Mary.