send up a trial balloon
放風(fēng)球
口語·測(cè)試新想法
英文釋義
To test an idea or proposal before fully committing to it
例句
The company sent up a trial balloon about remote work to see how employees reacted.
典故來源
源自政治和商業(yè)策略,像放氣球測(cè)試風(fēng)向一樣,先提出想法觀察反應(yīng),再?zèng)Q定是否推行。