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(colloquial) To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.

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ferret around

Source Word

ferret around

colloquial

Japanese Meaning

資料や情報をくまなく調べ、探し出す / 手がかりや情報源を頼りに探し回る

I had to ferret around in the attic for my old passport before the trip.

旅行の前に古いパスポートを見つけるために屋根裏を漁らなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

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.

ferrets around

（ present singular third-person ）

ferreting around

（ participle present ）

ferreted around

（ participle past ）

ferreted around

（ past ）