Why don't you feel them out to see if they'll invite me too?
I need time to feel out the boss before asking for more money.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
feel out — feel (someone) out to try to find out someone s opinions or thoughts without being obvious. Why don t you feel them out to see if they ll invite me too? I need time to feel out the boss before asking for more money … New idioms dictionary
frighten someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
scare someone out of their wits — frighten/scare/the wits out of someone frighten scare someone out of their wits phrase to make someone feel extremely frightened The film scared the wits out of us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
leave someone out in the cold — leave (someone) out in the cold to not allow someone to become part of a group or an activity. The government s transport policy leaves people who do not own cars out in the cold. Women s football teams feel they are left out in the cold as far… … New idioms dictionary
creep someone out — verb To make uncomfortable or afraid. That janitor whos always talking about blood creeps me out. <!to behave in a way which causes other people to feel as if youre strange, making them uncomfortable because of it; weird out … Wiktionary
bring someone out — encourage someone to feel more confident. → bring … English new terms dictionary
bring someone out — 1) encourage one to feel more confident or sociable she needs friends to bring her out of herself 2) introduce (a young woman) formally into society 3) introduce (a homosexual) into the homosexual subculture … Useful english dictionary
feel out — verb try to learn someone s opinions and intentions I have to sound out the new professor • Syn: ↑check out, ↑sound out • Hypernyms: ↑question, ↑query • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
blow someone out of the water — tv. to utterly destroy someone. (As a ship is blown up by a torpedo.) □ This is too much. I’m gonna blow that guy out of the water. □ How does it feel to be blown out of the water like that? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stare someone out/down — look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to look away. → stare … English new terms dictionary
