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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
grub — ► NOUN 1) the larva of an insect, especially a beetle. 2) informal food. ► VERB (grubbed, grubbing) 1) dig shallowly in soil. 2) (grub up) dig (something) up. 3) … English terms dictionary
grub — grub1 [ grʌb ] noun 1. ) uncount VERY INFORMAL food: Grub s up (=the food is ready)! 2. ) count a young insect without wings or legs, like a small WORM grub grub 2 [ grʌb ] verb intransitive or transitive to try to find something by moving things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grub — I UK [ɡrʌb] / US noun Word forms grub : singular grub plural grubs 1) [uncountable] very informal food Grub s up (= the food is ready)! 2) [countable] a young insect without wings or legs, like a small worm II UK [ɡrʌb] / US verb… … English dictionary
grub — [[t]grʌ̱b[/t]] grubs, grubbing, grubbed 1) N COUNT A grub is a young insect which has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm. 2) N UNCOUNT Grub is food. [INFORMAL] Get yourself some grub and come and sit down. Syn: nosh 3) VERB… … English dictionary
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grub — 1 noun 1 (U) informal food: Let s get some grub. 2 (C) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) informal to look for something, especially by moving things, looking under them etc (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grub — grub1 [grʌb] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from GRUB1 2; in sense 1, probably because birds eat grubs] 1.) [U] informal food ▪ Let s get some grub. 2.) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm grub 2 grub2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
grubber — grub ► NOUN 1) the larva of an insect, especially a beetle. 2) informal food. ► VERB (grubbed, grubbing) 1) dig shallowly in soil. 2) (grub up) dig (something) up. 3) … English terms dictionary
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