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See: BEAT THE BUSHES.

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beat the bushes

[beat the bushes] also [beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

brush

[brush] See: [BEAT THE BUSHES] or [BEAT THE BRUSH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

creep up on

[creep up on] {v.} 1. To crawl towards; move along near the ground; steal cautiously towards so as not to be seen or noticed. * /The mouse did not see […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

play possum

[play possum] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To pretend to be asleep. * /Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum./ 2. To stay […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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