See not know which way to turn on Wiktionary
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"To be confused about how to handle a situation."
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"(slang, idiomatic) To be confused about how to handle a situation."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "not know whether one is coming or going"
},
{
"word": "not know where to turn"
},
{
"word": "not know which way to jump"
}
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ei tietää mitä tehdä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ei tietää kenen puoleen kääntyä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ne plus savoir où donner de la tête"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
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"word": "ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser"
}
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"word": "not know which way to turn"
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],
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"word": "not know whether one is coming or going"
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{
"word": "not know where to turn"
},
{
"word": "not know which way to jump"
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"word": "ei tietää mitä tehdä"
},
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ei tietää kenen puoleen kääntyä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ne plus savoir où donner de la tête"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser"
}
],
"word": "not know which way to turn"
}
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