دیکشنری آنلاین تحلیلگران ( معنی فارسی test the waters )

test the waters

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Idioms

test the waters
test the water/waters
to try to discover what people think about an idea before you do anything about it, or to try to discover what a situation is really like before you become very involved in it.

I mentioned my idea to a couple of friends as a way of testing the water and they were very enthusiastic about it.

Perhaps you should go to a couple of meetings to test the waters before you decide whether to join the club.

to try something new.

We are testing the waters to see if online ads increase sales.

Related vocabulary: float an idea
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of test the waters (= to put your toe into water to see how cold it is)

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