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[scout around] {v. phr.} To search for; look around. * /When we first came to town, we had to scout around for a suitable apartment./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

cub scout

[cub scout] {n.} A member of the Cub Scouts, the junior branch of the Boy Scouts for boys 8-10 years of age. * /Jimmie is only seven, too young to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

talent scout

[talent scout] {n. phr.} A person employed by a large organization to seek out promising and gifted individuals. * /Gordon has been working as a talent scout for a television […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good egg

[good egg] {slang} or {informal} [good scout] {n. phr.} A friendly, kind or good-natured person, a nice fellow. * /Tommy is such a good egg that everybody wants to be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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