hakea kissojen ja koirien kanssa

== Finnish == === Etymology === 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 === hakea kissojen ja koirien kanssa (transitive, usually atelic) (idiomatic) to look for (something) thoroughly or energetically ==== Usage notes ==== In addition to hakea, synonymous verbs may be used, notably etsiä, but also kaivaa, tutkia and penkoa. ==== Quotations ==== 2013, Raimo Summanen (interviewee), Summanen vihjailee HIFK:n muutoksista – ”Haetaan kissojen ja koirien kanssa”, Uusi Suomi: ==== Further reading ==== “Miksi haetaan kissojen ja koirien kanssa?”, in Kysy.fi‎[1] (in Finnish), Helsinki Public Library, 5 October 2007, archived from the original on 13 March 2016