POKE ABOUT (IN SOMETHING)

poke about (in something): translation

poke about (in something) & poke around (in something)

to rummage around in something or some place; to look through things in something or some place. •

I'll have to go up and poke about in the attic to see if I can find it.

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Janet went to the attic and spent the rest of the afternoon poking around.