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sound out

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sound out
sound out sb • sound sb out to talk to someone in order to find out what they think about a plan or idea, or whether they might like to do something:
▪ The President sent one of his top advisers to the Middle East to sound out Arab opinion on the deal.
▪ Sony has already been sounding out other Japanese firms about joining the project.

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Back	sound out sound out sb • sound sb out to talk to someone in order to find out what they think about a plan or idea, or whether they might like to do something: ▪ The President sent one of his top advisers to the Middle East to sound out Arab opinion on the deal. ▪ Sony has already been sounding out other Japanese firms about joining the project.

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