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Soheil1 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Test the waters

Hi.
What happens if we just remove the waters from the sentence

We are testing the waters to see if online ads increase sales.
?Thanks in advance
  

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This is a set phrase. If you break it, it doesn't work! You could alternatively remove it and use "trying" instead.

  • This is a set phrase.
  • If you break it, it doesn't work!
  • You could alternatively remove it and use "trying" instead.
  • We are trying to see if online ...
  • etc.
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This is a set phrase.
If you break it, it doesn't work!

You could alternatively remove it and use "trying" instead.

We are trying to see if online ... etc.

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