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

Oho! that is how the land lies, is it?

From The O'Ruddy A Romance by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)

"There, he's made up his mind to cross the river and see how the land lies on this side," remarked Merritt a little later on.

From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Payton, Lieut. Howard

"Very grateful, my Lord; but I see how the land lies as well as if I was here a month."

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James