ferret out

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to discover something hidden through persistent searching

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   ferret something out / ferret out something

   Usage: A noun object may follow out or come between the verb and particle. Put a personal pronoun between them: ferret it out.

   The reporter managed to ferret out the missing financial records.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The reporter managed to ferret out the missing financial records.

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