test the waters

Other phase two tenants will include San Pedro pizzeria Miller Butler and Coffee with Crème & Sugar, Oakberry Acai and a park set aside for new pop-up restaurant and beverage concepts to test the waters.

All available evidence suggests Boehly may make a speculative bid to buy shares from Clearlake to test the waters - and any bid would help set a valuation of the club, which is expected to increase from the £2.5bn when it was bought.

“There are some people heading back in to test the waters,” Sorensen said.

Pilot programs are designed to test the waters to see if an idea works, or may need a few tweaks.

“A lot of people will test the waters to make sure you’re a safe person” to tell.