trial balloon

trial balloon  {n.}
A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say.
John mentioned the class presidency to Bill as a trial balloon to see if Bill might be interested in running.
The editorial was a trial balloon to test the public's reaction to a change in the school day.
Categories: noun
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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