feel out
Obere Mittelstufe (B2)informal
To carefully find out what someone thinks or what a situation is like before making a decision.
"Before making a formal offer, the recruiter called to feel out the candidate's interest in relocating."
To carefully find out what someone thinks or what a situation is like before making a decision.
"Before making a formal offer, the recruiter called to feel out the candidate's interest in relocating."