take soundings

take soundings

To ask questions in order to learn people's opinions about a certain topic. I'm taking soundings to find out what people want to read about in the student newspaper.
See also: sounding, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • quot homines tot sententiae
  • tot
  • strange
  • be strange bedfellows
  • be/make strange bedfellows
  • bedfellow
  • make strange bedfellows
  • a school of thought
  • strange bedfellows
  • odd bedfellows
References in periodicals archive
"As a local MP, I have been asked to take soundings in my constituency on whether or not such a referendum should be held.
Views sought on possible regional assembly