足どりを探るの英語

to inquire into the state of affairs―see how the land lies―find out how the wind lies

to inquire into the state of affairs

to feel the ground

to sound one's views―feel one's pulse

to inquire into the truth

a locate the source

to adopt a course―take a course

（探針を用いてなら） to probe a wound―sound a wound―（探針を用いずになら）―explore a wound

to explore a savage country

to watch secretly

（傷になら） to probe a wound―（膀胱になら）―sound the bladder―（人の意見を探るのなら）―sound one's views―sound one on the subject―feel one's pulse―feel one on the subject―feel out one's views―throw out a feeler―beat about the bush―（世間の意向を探るのなら）―feel the pulse of the public―fly a kite―（政界や外交界の意向を探るのなら）―fly a ballon d'essai

to trace the origin

to investigate secretly

to cast about for the scent

to grope for―feel for―fumble for―anything

to search deep

to sound one's views―feel one's pulse

to seek places of scenic beauty

to trace a crime

to look at something carefully, in order to find out the facts about it

to see the sights of a country

to see the sights

seek indirectly

to investigate and find out something

to sound one's views―feel one's pulse

to feel the enemy―feel for the enemy―scout

to visit places of historic interest

to trace out a crime

I fumbled in my pockets.

to feel for anything in one's pocket―fumble for anything in one's pocket