sniff round
phrasal verbsniff around
(British English also sniff round)
- (informal) to try to find out information about somebody/something, especially secret information
- We don't want journalists sniffing around.
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sniff around somebody
(British English also sniff round somebody)
- [no passive] (especially British English) to try to get somebody as a sexual partner, an employee, etc.
- Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him.