search me in English

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        "I don't know; I have no idea."
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          "I don't know",
          "I don't know"
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          "have no idea"
        ]
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        "(informal) I don't know; I have no idea."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "your guess is as good as mine"
        }
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        {
          "word": "don't ask me"
        },
        {
          "word": "beats me"
        }
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  ],
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  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
      "word": "your guess is as good as mine"
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English imperative sentences",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrases",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "—Where did he find the money to buy a car like that? —Search me!",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "I don't know"
        ],
        [
          "have no idea",
          "have no idea"
        ]
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        "(informal) I don't know; I have no idea."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "don't ask me"
        },
        {
          "word": "beats me"
        }
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
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  "word": "search me"
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"search me" meaning in English

Phrase