feel\ one's\ way

feel\ one's\ way
v. phr.
To proceed cautiously by trial and error; probe.

I won't ask her to marry me directly; I will feel my way first.


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  • feel one's way — grope, fumble, find one s way with the hands or sense of touch; progress intuitively or through trial and error …   English contemporary dictionary

  • feel one's way — {v. phr.} To proceed cautiously by trial and error; probe. * /I won t ask her to marry me directly; I will feel my way first./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feel one's way — {v. phr.} To proceed cautiously by trial and error; probe. * /I won t ask her to marry me directly; I will feel my way first./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • grope one's way — feel one s way, guess one s way; proceed by trial and error, proceed uncertainly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • feel one's oats — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats./ 2. To act in a proud or important way. * /The new gardener was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feel one's oats — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. * /The horses were feeling their oats./ * /When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats./ 2. To act in a proud or important way. * /The new gardener was… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feel\ one's\ oats — v. phr. slang 1. To feel frisky or playful; be eager and excited. The horses were feeling their oats. When they first got to camp, the boys were feeling their oats. 2. To act in a proud or important way. The new gardener was feeling his oats and… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • feel — [fēl] vt. felt, feeling [ME felen < OE felan, akin to Ger fühlen & L palpare, to stroke < ? IE base * pel , to fly, flutter, cause to tremble > OE fīfealde, Ger falter, butterfly] 1. to touch or handle in order to become aware of;… …   English World dictionary

  • To bring one on one's way — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • see one's way clear to — (informal) To feel that one will be able to • • • Main Entry: ↑see …   Useful english dictionary

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