翻箱倒柜 (fān xiāng dǎo) — to rummage through everything; to turn everything upside down in search of something
Definition
An idiom for searching frantically — 'turning over every box and cupboard' to find something. Used as a vivid adverbial phrase (often with 地) to describe intense, thorough rummaging.
idiom
to rummage through everythingto turn everything upside down in search of something
Examples
- ，翻箱倒柜。Wèi le zhǎo nà fēng zhòng yào de xìn, tā fān xiāng dǎo dì zhǎo le yì zhěng tiān.He spent the whole day rummaging through everything to find that important letter.
- 翻箱倒柜，。Xiǎo tōu bǎ jiā lǐ fān xiāng dǎo, zhí qián de dōng xī dōu ná zǒu le.The thief turned the house upside down and took all the valuables.
- 翻箱倒柜，。Mā ma fān xiāng dǎo, zhōng yú zhǎo dào le nà zhāng jiù zhào piàn.Mom rummaged through everything and finally found that old photo.
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