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
Jeffrey	JEF-ree	English
Franciscus	frahn-SIS-kus (Dutch)	Late Roman, Dutch
Elvina	el-VEEN-ə	English
Bishop	BISH-əp	English
Borislav	bah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Momoka	mo-mo-kah	Japanese