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Phrase(s): grub around (in something)
to wear old or "grubby" clothes around. • I was grubbing around in my jeans when Alice showed up. • I was wearing my jeans and just sort of grubbing around when she came., Phrase(s): grub around (for someone or something)
to search around for someone or something. • I went to the attic and grubbed around for my old uniform. • The guys went out and grubbed around for another soccer player.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs