hakea kissojen ja koirien kanssa
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to search with cats and dogs”; hakea (“to search”) kissojen (“of cats”) ja (“and”) koirien (“of dogs”) kanssa (“together”); indicates that all available means have been utilized in the search. Normally, one would expect to use a dog for sniffing something out, but when one adds more dogs plus the cats, everything disposable has really been taken into use.
Verb
[edit]hakea kissojen ja koirien kanssa (transitive, usually atelic)
- (idiomatic) to look for (something) thoroughly or energetically
Usage notes
[edit]- In addition to hakea, synonymous verbs may be used, notably etsiä, but also kaivaa, tutkia and penkoa.
Quotations
[edit]- 2013, Raimo Summanen (interviewee), Summanen vihjailee HIFK:n muutoksista – ”Haetaan kissojen ja koirien kanssa”, Uusi Suomi:
- On ihan älyttömän iso aukko keskellä. Sentteriä haetaan kissojen ja koirien kanssa. Se on yksi syy, miksi me ollaan näitä pelaajia myyty.
- There's an insanely large gap in the middle. We are vigorously looking for a centre. That's one reason why we've sold some players.
Further reading
[edit]- “Miksi haetaan kissojen ja koirien kanssa?”, in Kysy.fi[1] (in Finnish), Helsinki Public Library, 2007 October 5, archived from the original on 13 March 2016