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
Make your observations, Willie, and let me know how the land lies when you return.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton
You must come over to these Towers with me and see how the land lies.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
"I see how the land lies," he remarked.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Georgette Heyer
