lose one's bearings
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With interpretation left open, it was easy to lose one’s bearings and get lost in their sinister landscapes.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 20, 2014
Strolling through "From Eastern Han to High Tang: A Journey in Transculturation," it's easy to lose one's bearings.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It is easy to lose one’s bearings by over-emphasizing the importance of variation and exception.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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