ferret around
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Verb[edit]
ferret around (third-person singular simple present ferrets around, present participle ferreting around, simple past and past participle ferreted around)
- (colloquial) To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.
- Synonym: ferret about
- We need to know more about this new chap. Why don't you go to his home town and ferret around a bit? See what you can come up with.