The politician put out feelers to test public reaction to his proposals.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
put out feelers — verb make some preliminary investigations or test the waters (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑explore • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * put out feelers phrase to begin to find out what people think about … Useful english dictionary
put out feelers — verb To explore or watch for; ask around; investigate. I will put out feelers and see what I can find out about that. Syn: test the waters See Also: put out … Wiktionary
put out feelers — discover indirectly, ask subtle questions, through the grapevine I m not really looking for a new job, but I m going to put out a few feelers and see what happens … English idioms
put out feelers — to begin to find out what people think about something you are hoping to do They have started putting out feelers to local residents and interest groups … English dictionary
put out feelers — to try to discover what people think about something that you might do. I ve been putting out a few feelers and it seems that most people are against changing the way we elect the committee … New idioms dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
feelers — feel|ers [ filərz ] noun plural the two long thin parts on an insect s head that it uses to feel things put out feelers to begin to find out what people think about something you are hoping to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feelers — UK [ˈfiːlə(r)z] / US [ˈfɪlərz] noun [plural] the two long thin parts on an insect s head that it uses to feel things • put out feelers … English dictionary
