はさみでつむ
I'm looking for scissors.
to interest oneself in some cause
a tureen
to illustrate (a book, etc.)
to show a zeal for some cause―take interest in some work―interest oneself in one's welfare
(傷になら) to probe a wound―(膀胱になら)―sound the bladder―(人の意見を探るのなら)―sound one's views―sound one on the subject―feel one's pulse―feel one on the subject―feel out one's views―throw out a feeler―beat about the bush―(世間の意向を探るのなら)―feel the pulse of the public―fly a kite―(政界や外交界の意向を探るのなら)―fly a ballon d'essai