Collocations for "ferret"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ferret" in context.
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ferret
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- ferreted [around, about] in
- ferret around for his [keys, wallet]
- [had] ferreted his way [into, through]
- ferret away [cash, money]
- ferret [money, cash] away
- ferret for [rabbits]
- ferret a [hole, warren, field]
- ferret [rabbits, badgers, beavers] from [underground, burrows]
- ferret out [enemies, traitors, spies, dishonest members]
- ferret [enemies] out
- ferret out the [facts, information, truth]
- ferret the [facts] out
- the [fears, worries, problems] ferreting her
- ferrets are [mustelids, polecats]
- ferrets catch [rodents, rats, rabbits]
- use ferrets to [trap, catch] rabbits
- [a brown, an albino] ferret
- the ferret [dug out, made] a hole
- the [wig, toupee] looks like a ferret!
- looks like he's wearing a ferret (on his head)!
- [extracted, dug out] the information like a ferret
- a ferret-like [manner, technique, movement, creature]
- the ferret's [claws, teeth, tail]
- breed ferrets [to make coats, for their fur]
- the coat is made out of ferret
- [found, saw] a ferret hole
- the coat is made out of ferret fur
- a ferret fur coat
'ferret' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):