test the water

Verb

Meaning

test the water (third-person singular simple present tests the water, present participle testing the water, simple past and past participle tested the water)

Alternative form of test the waters

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I left 'Saturday Night Live' without a film to go to, and I'd filmed 'Old School' while I was in my last season of the show, and that hadn't come out yet. I was a free agent, in a way, but I knew it was time to leave the show and test the water. Will Ferrell

Close letter words and terms

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