прощупывать почву
Russian
Etymology
Literally, “to test the soil”. Compare French tâter le terrain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prɐˈɕːupɨvətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ]
Verb
прощу́пывать по́чву • (proščúpyvatʹ póčvu) impf (perfective прощу́пать по́чву)
- (figuratively) to test the waters