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find true north

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  1. Get on the right course, proceed in the right direction, as in We'd better find true north before our competitors do. This term alludes to locating the position of the North Pole from a particular point. [Slang; late 1900s]

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Additionally, the sparrows also could not find true north for weeks after being exposed.

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