cast about
beat about
cast around

He could beat him now, about one time in three.

I am not a person to beat about the bush.

She beat about the bush a little, but at last it all came out.

They beat us on just about every economic measure and have done since the 1950s.

There's no need for us to beat about the bush, Chief we're better without him.

Remove from heat and beat about 4 or 5 more minutes.

"I'm playing well enough to beat just about anybody out there."

Oh, and the main factor was this: I had you beat by about two or three years.

It appeared that this man was not one to beat about the bush.

But they both had that 'you can't beat me' about them.