单词 | put out feelers |
释义 | put out feelersDiscreetly try to learn something, as in They put out feelers to see if anyone was interested in buying the company. This idiom alludes to an animal's feelers, such as antennae or tentacles, used to find food. [First half of 1800s] Words nearby put out feelersput on the spot, put on to, put on weight, put our heads together, put-out, put out feelers, put out of business, put out of one's mind, put out to grass, put over, put paid to The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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