float an idea

to suggest something informally to see if people accept it or are interested in it The mayor originally floated the idea, and it was quickly taken up by a number of city agencies.

Related vocabulary: test the waters

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mwanajuma	-	Eastern African, Swahili
ÚNa	OO-na	Irish
Shadya	-	Arabic
Tricia	TRISH-ə	English
Yocheved	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
BohumÍR	-	Czech, Slovak