nose around

CIDE DICTIONARY

nose around, v. i. 

 to look around or search, especially where one has no authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as nose{2}, v. i.  [PJC]

THESAURUS

nose around

be curious, beat the bushes, burn with curiosity, burrow, delve, dig, dig around for, dig up, explore, forage, frisk, gape, gawk, go through, hunt, inquire, interrogate, look around, look round, look through, nose around for, nose out, peer, poke, poke around, pry, query, question, quiz, research, root, rubber, rubberneck, search, search through, seek, smell around, stare, want to know