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Devise means, contrive, as in They cast about for new ways to increase revenue. This usage was first recorded in 1867.

In addition to the idioms beginning with cast

  • cast about
  • cast adrift
  • cast away
  • cast doubt on
  • cast down
  • cast in one’s lot
  • cast in stone
  • cast in the same mold
  • castles in the air
  • cast loose
  • cast off
  • cast on
  • cast one’s lot with
  • cast out
  • cast pearls before swine
  • cast the first stone

also see:

  • die is cast
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