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    cast about

    US /kæst əˈbaʊt/

    ・

    UK /kɑ:st əˈbaʊt/

    B2
    phr.v.To search widely for something, especially ideas or solutions.
    She cast about for a good idea to solve the problem quickly.

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • And now, without a word of warning from the ghost, they stood upon a bleak and desert moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about, as though it were the burial place of giants;

      And now, without a word of warning from the ghost, they stood upon a bleak and desert moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about, as though it were the burial place of giants;

    • monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about,  as though it were the burial-place of giants;  

      monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about,  as though it were the burial-place of giants;  

    B2

    Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review

    09:54Madame Web Is A Crime Against Cinema | Review
    • And so they just called up the Morbius writers and told them they had 24 hours to write whatever they want and they'll just give them $20 million and then try and cast about 25 a list actors to divide the next 60.

      And so they just called up the Morbius writers and told them they had 24 hours to write whatever they want and they'll just give them $20 million and then try and cast about 25 a list actors to divide the next 60.

    • and then try and cast about 25 A-list actors to divide the next 60,

      and then try and cast about 25 A-list actors to divide the next 60,

    B1

    Part 3 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 13-15)

    40:01Part 3 - Treasure Island Audiobook by Robert Louis Stevenson (Chs 13-15)
    • I stood still, therefore, and cast about for some method of escape,

      I stood still, therefore, and cast about for some method of escape,

    • I stood still, therefore, and cast about

      I stood still, therefore, and cast about

    B1

    The IT Crowd FULL EPISODE! The Work Outing (S2, EP1)

    24:51The IT Crowd FULL EPISODE! The Work Outing (S2, EP1)
    • Hey, listen, I told the cast about what happened and they told me to get you all to come back and meet them.

      Hey, listen, I told the cast about what happened and they told me to get you all to come back and meet them.

    • I told the cast about what happened,

      I told the cast about what happened,

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • And now, without a word of warning from the ghost, they stood upon a bleak and desert moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about as though it were a burial place of giants.

      And now, without a word of warning from the ghost, they stood upon a bleak and desert moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about as though it were a burial place of giants.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol Audiobook by Charles Dickens

    58:39A Christmas Carol Audiobook by Charles Dickens
    • moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about, as though it were the

      moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast about, as though it were the

    B2