how the land lies

Example Sentences

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Surely you bite your lip, enjoy representing your country and see how the land lies when you get back?

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

That way, Verstappen can see how the land lies in 2026, and if Red Bull are struggling it will be contractually easier to move in that case as well.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

"I shall let him know how the land lies," said she to herself.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

"I started to say, Ann, that I believed I could kind o' hint around and find out how the land lies without using your name at all."

From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)

But really it's not much good settling on anything until we see how the land lies.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert