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track down

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to find by tracking or pursuing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Follow successfully, locate, as in I've been trying to track down that book but haven't had any luck. This term alludes to the literal use of track, “follow the footsteps of.” [Second half of 1800s]
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I also checked back in with Jessica Davis, who runs Boomer’s Buddies, a Malibu animal rescue that helped families track down strays that were scattered by the Palisades fires.

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The couple were later tracked down by Mr Crook's family who said he was "pretty shaky and possibly hungover" and they last saw him walking off across the harbour.

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Working together, they eventually tracked down birth records from 1946, months after the end of World War Two.

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His mum and dad want to track down the parents of the other children with his condition to better understand their son's diagnosis and offer support.

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In a statement published online, customs officials said they had identified irregularities in one piece of luggage, prompting them to track down the owner.

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