to consider several possibilities before making a choice about something that you want
to go to several shops before you decide what particular thing to buy
He allowed me to steer him to a little coffee shop around the corner from the police station.
I think Sue’s shopping around for a new boyfriend.
I’m shopping around for a new winter coat.
She was carrying a cup of coffee from the shop around the corner, and she was wearing sunglasses.
shops around
shopping around
shopped around
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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