idiomtofindout what people'sopinionsof something are before youaskthem to do something试探(人们对某事的意见)SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesQuestioning people & asking questions in general
ask aftersomeone
ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
beat
beatsomethingout ofsomeone
bombard
cross-examine
doorstep
inquire withinidiom
interviewer
putsomeonetosomethingidiom
Q, q
reinterview
resurvey
retest
rhetorical question
roll
survey
the third degreeidiom
trick question
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test the water(s)
idiomtofindout whether something islikelyto besuccessfulbefore you do ortryit:Candidates like to test thewatersbeforerunningforoffice.(Definition oftest the water(s)from theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/test-the-water-s##