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
Laurinda	lə-RIN-də	English (Rare)
Jaquelyn	JAK-ə-lin	English (Rare)
Oli	AHL-ee	English
Matilda	mə-TIL-də (English), MAH-teel-dah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Finnish
Khodadad	-	Persian
Angelia	an-JEL-ee-ə	English