feel one's way
verb
Roget 675:
try,
essay;
experiment
etc.
463;
endeavor,
strive;
tempt,
attempt,
make an attempt;
venture,
adventure,
speculate,
take one's chance,
tempt fortune;
try one's fortune,
try one's luck,
try one's hand;
use one's endeavor;
feel one's way,
grope one's way,
pick one's way.
try hard,
push,
make a bold push,
use one's best endeavor;
do one's best
etc.
(exertion)
686.
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Roget 864:
be cautious
etc.
adj.;
take care,
take heed,
take good care;
have a care mind,
what one is about;
be on one's guard
etc.
(keep watch)
459;
make assurance doubly sure"
[Macbeth].
bespeak
etc.
(be early)
132.
think twice,
look before one leaps,
count the cost,
look to the main chance,
cut one's coat according to one's cloth;
feel one's ground,
feel one's way;
see how the land lies
etc.
(foresight)
510;
wait to see how the cat jumps;
bridle one's tongue;
reculer pour mieux sauter
etc.
(prepare)
673 [Fr.];
let well alone,
let well enough alone;
let sleeping dogs lie,
ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [Fr.],
don't wake a sleeping cat.
keep out of harm's way,
keep out of troubled waters;
keep at a respectful distance,
stand aloof;
keep on the safe side,
be on the safe side.
husband one's resources
etc.
636.
caution
etc.
(warn)
668.
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Roget 463:
experiment;
essay
etc.
(endeavor)
675;
try,
try out,
assay;
make an experiment,
make a trial of;
give a trial to;
put on trial,
subject to trial;
experiment upon;
rehearse;
put to the test,
bring to the test,
submit to the test,
submit to the proof;
prove,
verify,
test,
touch,
practice upon,
try one's strength;
road-test,
test drive,
take for a spin;
test fly.
grope;
feel one's way,
grope for one's way;
fumble,
t=atonner,
aller =a t=atons [Fr.],
put out a feeler,
throw out a feeler;
send up a trial balloon,
send up a pilot balloon;
see how the land lies,
get the lay of the land,
test the waters,
feel out,
sound out,
take the pulse,
see,
check,
check out [Coll.],
see how the wind blows;
consult the barometer;
feel the pulse;
fish for,
bob for;
cast for,
beat about for;
angle,
trawl,
cast one's net,
beat the bushes.
try one's fortune
etc.
(adventure)
675;
explore
etc.
(inquire)
461.
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