put forth a feeler

put forth a feeler
(put forth (put out, send out или throw out) a feeler)
≈ зондировать почву, закидывать удочку, пускать пробный шар

I can tell you that down in Washington the bosses have been putting out their feelers, wanting to know what we demand for a settlement. (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. 15) — Должен вам сказать, что хозяева там, в Вашингтоне, уже пускают пробный шар. Они хотят узнать, на каких условиях можно прийти к соглашению с нами.

It isn't easy to get a place there for a foreigner, but I've put out some feelers. (C. P. Snow, ‘Homecomings’, part II, ch. 21) — В Монако иностранцу нелегко устроиться, но я все же зондирую почву.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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