"test the water" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈtɛst ðə ˈwɒt.əʳ\
  1. Variante de test the waters. Tags: alt-of, figuratively Alternative form of: test the waters
    Sense id: fr-test_the_water-en-verb-nbqHLveA Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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