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Search through something in a hurried way in order to find or steal something

To steal and carry off

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

To disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it

Types of weapons

It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted

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Verb

Search through something in a hurried way in order to find or steal something

shuffle through

turn upside down

turn inside out

fossick through

rummage through

scrabble around in

leave no stone unturned

go through with a fine-tooth comb

rummage around in

scrabble about in

ferret around in

ferret about in

roust around in

rootle around in

look high and low

fine-tooth-comb

rummage about in

leave no stone unturned in

go over with a fine-tooth comb

beat the bushes

search high heaven

rummage round in

go through with fine-tooth comb

turn upside-down

look high and low in

search thoroughly

look up and down

really get into

search high and low

run your eye over

make a survey of

conduct an enquiry into

put through a sieve

conduct investigations into

run reconnaissance

give a look-see

give a going-over

give the once-over

have a good look at

snoop around in

be curious about

enquire impertinently into

inquire impertinently into

be inquisitive about

investigate impertinently

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“Thieves forced their way through a garage door, went upstairs and rifled through drawers in the main bedroom.”

Verb

To steal and carry off

help oneself to

take for oneself

have one's fingers in the till

moonlight requisition

help yourself to

have sticky fingers

be light-fingered

take possession of

hold for ransom

turn upside down

go over with a fine-tooth comb

leave no stone unturned

look high and low

look all over for

remove the innards from

remove the guts from

raze to the ground

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

catch illegally

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“It is believed the thieves rifle letters for money or anything they can cash in, with birthday cards particular targets.”

Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

take advantage of

put one over on

lead up the garden path

pull a fast one on

pull a swifty on

sell down the river

take for a ride

give someone a bum steer

sell a bill of goods

take to the cleaners

pull a fast one

sell a bill of goods to

take someone for a ride

do the dirty on

outmanoeuvre^UK

suck the life out of

charge too much

put one over on someone

pull a fast one on someone

do someone in the eye

take to cleaners

live off the backs of

withhold rights from

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

bring to its knees

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

stab in the back

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

sell someone down the river

lead somebody down the garden path

break the rules

take to the cleaner's

play a practical joke on

play a prank on

play games with

pull someone's leg

make a sucker of

pull the wool over one's eyes

lead one down the garden path

throw dust in someone's eyes

get the better of

bleed someone of something

pull the wool over someone's eyes

steal someone blind

put the screws to

skim off the top

take liberties with

play someone for a sucker

use for one's own ends

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

blackmail someone for

obtain under duress

obtain by force

obtain by threats

make pay through nose

obtain by threat

make the most of

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

steal a march on

take someone in

pull somebody's leg

lead down the garden path

lead up garden path

stretch the truth

be economical with the truth

send on a wild goose chase

break faith with

be unfaithful to

propagandize^US

give the wrong impression

propagandise^UK

play a trick on

have someone on

put on false front

bait and switch

give wrong information to

put up smoke screen

pull wool over eyes

run rings round

depart from the truth

make up a story

bear false witness

not tell the truth

be cleverer than

make rings round

forswear yourself

tell a terminological inexactitude

make a monkey of

make somebody look an idiot

do someone dirty

slip something over on

put something over on

make a fool of somebody

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

go one better than

put someone up to something

play for a fool

play for a sucker

string someone along

speak with forked tongue

tell a little white lie

twist around your little finger

play fast and loose with

take out of context

quote out of context

find a way round

yank somebody's chain

rub the right way

lay it on thick

tell an untruth

tell a falsehood

sweep off one's feet

concoct a story

not speak the truth

forswear oneself

say something untrue

perjure oneself

perjure yourself

lie through one's teeth

tell a white lie

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Verb

To disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it

run one's fingers through

throw into disorder

get out of order

put out of place

bring into disorder

make disorderly

turn upside-down

throw into disarray

make a shambles of

turn topsy-turvy

throw into confusion

get into a tangle

put out of order

bring into disarray

throw into a state of disorganization

put in disarray

throw into chaos

turn inside-out

turn upside down

change the order

cause confusion in

cause turmoil in

play havoc with

upset the apple cart

rattle one's cage

muddy the waters

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

be strewn about

be scattered about

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Types of

Types of weapons

axe^UK

ax^US

Noun

It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted

Saturday-night special

Saturday night special

Browning automatic

automatic pistol

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