beat the bush 到处寻找
beat 击打；bush灌木丛，短语意思就是“四处寻找”如：
My sister is beating the bush to find a job.我姐姐正四处寻找工作。
These days policemen are beating the bush for the escaped criminals.这些天警方在四处追捕逃犯。
注意该短语与beat around/about the bush的区别：beat around/ about the bush是“旁敲侧击，拐弯抹角”之意。如：
She is always beating around the bush when she is talking to us , which often makes us baffled.
她讲话总是拐弯抹角，常常让我们一头雾水。
Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point.
请直截了当地说，不要转弯抹角。