ask around
Poll your contacts
To ask around is to make inquiries of various people, typically when seeking information or help: I asked around but nobody knew where she'd gone, Ask around and see if anyone has jumper cables.
The phrase suggests casual, informal canvassing rather than systematic investigation.
Request for information
survey · canvass · consult · interview · probe · explore · word-of-mouth · recommendations
Those dwelling nearby
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- familyRelated people together
- acquaintancesPeople known slightly
coworkers · contacts · word-of-mouth · grapevine · recommendations · trusted sources · community resources
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
- schmoozingCasual strategic socializing
mingling · socializing · reach out · colleagues · associates · meetups · conferences
Private investigator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- snoopOne who pries
- interrogateQuestion formally and persistently
- probeThorough examination or tool
scrutinize · dig · uncover · clues · evidence · witness · testimony · background check
query
Request for information
poll · survey · canvass · consult · interview · probe · explore · word-of-mouth · recommendations · referrals
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
acquaintances · coworkers · contacts · word-of-mouth · grapevine · recommendations · trusted sources · community resources
contacts
People you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
schmoozing · mingling · socializing · reach out · colleagues · associates · meetups · conferences
sleuth
Private investigator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- snoopOne who pries
- interrogateQuestion formally and persistently
probe · scrutinize · dig · uncover · clues · evidence · witness · testimony · background check · fact-finding
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
- feeling outtest the waters, sound out, probe, feel out, gauge
ask aroundlook it up
google it · keep to oneself · go it alone · guess · assume
ask aroundspread the word
Communicate information broadly
broadcast · announce · disseminate · make known · publicize
ask, around, question, asked, questions, asking, asks, questioning, questioned