forage

forage around for (something)

To hunt around for something; to look through something in search of something else, typically food. I foraged around in the pantry for a snack but still didn't find anything I wanted to eat. When you have teenage boys, they're always foraging around for something to eat. Our grocery bill is ridiculous! I wouldn't forage around for food outside—you don't know which plants are poisonous!

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forage for (something)

To hunt around for something; to look through something in search of something else, typically food. I foraged in the pantry for a snack but still didn't find anything I wanted to eat. When you have teenage boys, they're always foraging for something to eat. Our grocery bill is ridiculous! I wouldn't forage for food outside—you don't know which plants are poisonous!

See also: for, forage

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forage (around) (for something)

to search for something, especially something to eat. I will go to the kitchen and forage around for some cereal or something. The rabbits got into the garden and were foraging for a good meal.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.