48 entries under expression topic. ×
| trial and error | |
| all ears(careful, thoughtful, prudent, watchful) | |
| creeping like snail | |
| first stage(adjective, new, trial, untried) | |
| hanging back(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful) | |
| in a quandary(idiom, uncertain, hesitant, dubious) | |
| in clouds(uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure) | |
| in dilemma(uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure) | |
| lacking confidence(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful) | |
| leaving out nothing | |
| like doubting Thomas(idiom, uncertain, hesitant, dubious) | |
| not believing(uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure) | |
| not final(adjective, unsettled, speculative, provisional) | |
| not following(uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure) | |
| not settled(adjective, unsettled, speculative, provisional) | |
| of two minds(idiom, open, uncertain, doubtful) | |
| on approval(adjective, new, trial, untried) | |
| on the lookout(idiom, careful, thoughtful, prudent) | |
| open for consideration(adjective, idiom, unsettled, speculative) | |
| overlooking no possibility |
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