trial balloon
- IPA[ˈtrī(ə)l bəˈlo͞on]
美式
- a tentative measure taken or statement made to see how a new policy will be received
noun: trial balloon, plural noun: trial balloons
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a tentative measure taken or statement made to see how a new policy will be received different members of the cabinet are sending up one trial balloon after another