be flying a kite

To be suggesting something in order to gauge interest in it. When everyone objected to my idea, I reassured them that I was just flying a kite and had not made any sort of decision on the matter.

be flying a kite

mainly BRITISH

If someone is flying a kite, they are suggesting ideas or possibilities in order to see how people react to them before making a decision about them. The committee has paid a good deal of attention to what might be politically possible. It is consciously flying a kite. The idea came from a senator, but it seems likely that he was flying a kite for the secretary of state. Note: You can also talk about kite-flying. Bracken says he does not want to start kite-flying for his candidacy.

词组	be flying a kite
释义	be flying a kite be flying a kite To be suggesting something in order to gauge interest in it. When everyone objected to my idea, I reassured them that I was just flying a kite and had not made any sort of decision on the matter. See also: flying, kite Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be flying a kite mainly BRITISH If someone is flying a kite, they are suggesting ideas or possibilities in order to see how people react to them before making a decision about them. The committee has paid a good deal of attention to what might be politically possible. It is consciously flying a kite. The idea came from a senator, but it seems likely that he was flying a kite for the secretary of state. Note: You can also talk about kite-flying. Bracken says he does not want to start kite-flying for his candidacy. See also: flying, kite Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: flown fly a kite fly a/your kite kite flying bounce an idea off (of) (one) bounce an idea off someone float an idea run (something) up the flagpole run something up the flagpole run up the flagpole References in periodicals archive Should students be flying a kite near a car or road? Kites
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