put out feelers
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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 — Before doing something, if you try to discover what other people thnk about it by making discreet enquiries, you put out feelers. The politician put out feelers to test public reaction to his proposals … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
