"see how the land lies" meaning in All languages combined

See see how the land lies on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-see how the land lies.ogg Forms: sees how the land lies [present, singular, third-person], seeing how the land lies [participle, present], saw how the land lay [past], seen how the land lay [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> how the land lies<lies,lies,lay>}} see how the land lies (third-person singular simple present sees how the land lies, present participle seeing how the land lies, simple past saw how the land lay, past participle seen how the land lay)
  1. (UK) To wait for all the information about something before taking action. Tags: UK Synonyms: find out how the land lies Related terms: lay of the land, test the waters
    Sense id: en-see_how_the_land_lies-en-verb-nuAP4zJc Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "To wait for all the information about something before taking action."
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        "(UK) To wait for all the information about something before taking action."
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        "(UK) To wait for all the information about something before taking action."
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