прощупать почву

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “to test the soil”. Compare French tâter le terrain.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [prɐˈɕːupətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ]

Verb edit

прощу́пать по́чву • (proščúpatʹ póčvu) pf (imperfective прощу́пывать по́чву)

(figuratively) to test the waters

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