feel about (for someone or something)

feel about (for someone or something)
feel around (for someone or something) & feel about (for someone or something)
to try to find someone or something by feel [rather than sight]. •

He felt around for the soap in the bathtub.

She felt about for the dog at the foot of the bed, but it wasn't there.

Gerald felt about for a pencil.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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