grub for

grub for (something)

1. To search in the ground for something, often food, as by digging or scratching. The pigs are always grubbing for scraps.

2. To try to obtain something through brazen begging and pleading. Every time the CEO comes to our office, employees start grubbing for her time and attention, in the hope of being noticed.

grub for

1. To dig in the ground to get something out of it, especially food: The bears grubbed for beetles in the soft ground.

2. To try to achieve or get something by begging, nagging, or acting in a shameless way: The members of the city council were always grubbing for more power.

See also: grub

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

a whack at (something)
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
(you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
a straw will show which way the wind blows
a horse of another
a horse of another color
a horse of another colour
a crack at (someone or something)
all right

References in classic literature

Grub for Selkirk--you think um plenty dog-grub stop Selkirk?"

Burning Daylight

If there's going to be a famine, and it looks like it, we need every ounce of grub for ourselves.

The Red One

And further, the police had arranged in two or three places deposits of grub for dog and man, and he was travelling light.

The Call of the Wild

Not enough fruit and veg, not enough grub for young men, not enough choice and variety.

Reg McKay: Fed up with cons being left to rot

Virgin say their beef sannies are posh grub for posh people in the first-class and standard class can only have egg, ham, cheese or BLT.

Plain loco

词组	grub for
释义	grub for grub for (something) 1. To search in the ground for something, often food, as by digging or scratching. The pigs are always grubbing for scraps. 2. To try to obtain something through brazen begging and pleading. Every time the CEO comes to our office, employees start grubbing for her time and attention, in the hope of being noticed. See also: grub Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. grub for v. 1. To dig in the ground to get something out of it, especially food: The bears grubbed for beetles in the soft ground. 2. To try to achieve or get something by begging, nagging, or acting in a shameless way: The members of the city council were always grubbing for more power. See also: grub The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: a whack at (something) a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something) a straw will show which way the wind blows a horse of another a horse of another color a horse of another colour a crack at (someone or something) all right References in classic literature Grub for Selkirk--you think um plenty dog-grub stop Selkirk?" Burning Daylight If there's going to be a famine, and it looks like it, we need every ounce of grub for ourselves. The Red One And further, the police had arranged in two or three places deposits of grub for dog and man, and he was travelling light. The Call of the Wild Not enough fruit and veg, not enough grub for young men, not enough choice and variety. Reg McKay: Fed up with cons being left to rot Virgin say their beef sannies are posh grub for posh people in the first-class and standard class can only have egg, ham, cheese or BLT. Plain loco
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