Meaning: feelers

'fɪːlə(r)n.
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and tastea tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of otherssensitivity similar to that of a receptor organslender tactile process on the jaws of a fish

put out the (one's) feelers Idiom, Proverb

put out feelers

discover indirectly, ask subtle questions, through the grapevine I'm not really looking for a new job, but I'm going to put out a few feelers and see what happens.

put out some feelers

Idiom(s): put out (some) feelers

Theme: INQUIRY - CAUTIOUS

to attempt to find out something without being too obvious.
• I wanted to get a new job, so I put out some feelers.
• The manager was mean to everyone in the office, so everyone put out feelers in an attempt to find new jobs.

More Idioms/Phrases

put sb in the picture put sb down as put sb down put sb away put sb across put out to pasture put out some feelers put out of one's mind put oneself in sb else's place put one through one's paces put one in one's place put on the feed bag put on an act

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