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Old October 25, 2009, 11:37 AM
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Tantear el terreno

In English ?
it means, I don´t know how to define it, maybe to explore the situation before taking a decision.
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Old October 25, 2009, 12:17 PM
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To test the waters.
To see how things lie.
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Old October 25, 2009, 02:57 PM
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perfect - like "get the lay of the land."?

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