root around in (something) for (something)
root around in (something) for (something)
To dig or rummage aimlessly in or through some cluttered location in order to find something. I caught my brother rooting around in my purse for money again. A raccoon was rooting around in the dumpster for something to eat.
See also: around, root
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- root through (something) (for something)
- hunt through
- hunt through (something) (for something)
- root around in (something)
- rummage around in (something) for (something)
- root around for (something)
- rummage through
- rummage through (something) (for something)
- rummage around in (something)
- root around