trial balloon

[trial balloon] {n.}

A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say.

* /John mentioned the class presidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might be interested in running./

* /The editorial was a trial balloon to test the public's reaction to a change in the school day./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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