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Put Feelers Discover People Making Discreet Enquiries Politicians

Phrase/Idiom put out feelers
Definition Before doing something, if you try to discover what other people think about it by making discreet enquiries, you put out feelers.
Example Politicians put out feelers to test public reaction to their proposals.

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