hunt where the ducks are

Verb

hunt where the ducks are (third-person singular simple present hunts where the ducks are, present participle hunting where the ducks are, simple past and past participle hunted where the ducks were or hunted where the ducks are)

1. (idiomatic) To seek opportunities or results in situations or places where they are most likely to be found.
   • In determining the content of his telecast [Richard] Nixon had, in the vernacular, chosen to hunt where the ducks were, i.e., he made his pitch to that vast television audience which had long shown a preference for the “I Love Lucy” show over the more erudite forms of television fare.1969, David A. Frier, Conflict of Interest in the Eisenhower Administration, Iowa State University Press, page 34
   • With his education policy Buckley went “hunting where the ducks were,” knowing that his anti-busing position and neighborhood schools program would warm the hearts of whites fearful of African-American encroachment in their neighborhoods.2001, Jonathan M. Schoenwald, “Creating Conflagration: Barry Goldwater and the Republican Party”, in A Time for Choosing: The Rise of Modern American Conservatism, Oxford University Press, →ISBN...