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feel out

Try cautiously or indirectly to ascertain someone's viewpoint or the nature of something. For example, We'd better feel out the author before we commit him to a publicity tour. This term alludes to physical groping. [Late 1800s] Also see take the pulse of.

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"I feel out of practice in a way, because by the time I do race it will be 10 months," she told BBC Sport.

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As he often does, Alvarez started slowly to feel out his opponent.

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There are Gaelic songs on the list too, including a tune by the Dubliners, none of which feels out of place or ruins the flow.

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A successful career shift might feel out of reach, but it’s often closer than it seems.

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The small decisions we make in our day-to-day lives can have an impact on unrelated stressful situations that feel out of our hands.

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