Смысл: feelerfeeler[ʹfi:lə] n <Í> 1. см.feel II + -er 2. зоол.щупальце, усик; антенна 3. пробный шар; зондирование почвы his remark was meant as a feeler - его слова имели целью прозондировать почву to put forth /to send out, to throw out/ a feeler - зондировать почву, пускать пробный шар; закидывать удочку 4. воен. 1) разведчик 2) орган войсковой разведки 5. тех.щуп; щупло Í>
feeler Идиома
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.
put out some feelers
Idiom(s): put out (some) feelers
Theme: INQUIRY - CAUTIOUS
to attempt to find out something without being too obvious. • I wanted to get a new job, so I put out some feelers. • The manager was mean to everyone in the office, so everyone put out feelers in an attempt to find new jobs.
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