Trial balloon

/tɹˈaɪəl bəlˈuːn/

[noun]

Trial balloon

[NOUN]

a balloon sent up to test air currents

1.1

a thing that is done or introduced in order to test the public's opinion

Examples

1. Maybe this was an opportunity for a Trial Balloon to see who says what about it.

2. Is this being floated as a Trial Balloon?

3. Yet that’s not what we’re seeing seeing what we’re seeing, according to what we’re seeing, according to LEGAL experts we’re hearing from Legal Experts we’re hearing from is a Trial Balloon to see what is a Trial Balloon to see what they can get away with this they can get away with this week.

4. I know this is like the craziest part of covering these days of part of covering these days of 2019, but I think that it seemed 2019, but I think that it seemed like the CHIEF of staff came out like the CHIEF of staff came out with a Trial Balloon of it’s with a Trial Balloon of IT’s

Nearby words

trialeurodes vaporariorum