feel out
phrasal verb
felt out; feeling out; feels out
: to talk to or question (someone) in an indirect way in order to find out if something one wants to do or get will be possible
He tried to feel us out to see if we'd loan him more money.
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Streaming services have only gotten more expensive and competitive, making such mistakes feel out of place for the flagship video platform of a conglomerate in 2024.
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
Everyone feels out of their depth around the Olympics.
—SELF, 11 June 2024
The game felt out of reach there due to Atlanta’s inefficiencies.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
When Rupa Basu was pregnant with her second child, her body temperature felt out of control — particularly as her third trimester began in the summer of 2007.
—Virginia Gewin, Vox, 30 May 2024
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
Everyone feels out of their depth around the Olympics.
—SELF, 11 June 2024
The game felt out of reach there due to Atlanta’s inefficiencies.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
When Rupa Basu was pregnant with her second child, her body temperature felt out of control — particularly as her third trimester began in the summer of 2007.
—Virginia Gewin, Vox, 30 May 2024
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“Feel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20out. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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