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trial balloon
noun
An idea, suggestion, or prospective action, product, etc. offered to an audience or group in order to test whether it generates acceptance or interest.
Exact(57)
His trial balloon deflated.
19. Petulantly put up a trial balloon?
But the trial balloon quickly popped.
"It's a trial balloon," Mr. Salmore said.
But Mr. Suozzi's trial balloon quickly fizzled.
In some ways, it feels like a trial balloon.
But Palestinian officials dismissed that as a trial balloon.
This is one trial balloon that will pop immediately".
Similar(3)
Party officials have also floated trial-balloon versions of the investigation.
In the parlance of playcallers, it was the difference between the Trial Balloon and the Trump.
But the most notable factor is the political book as trial balloon.
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