how the land lies
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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
Sound what humour he's in, and how the land lies, before I venture in his presence.
From Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen by Anonymous
"Let's try that port-hole and see how the land lies."
From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
"There, he's made up his mind to cross the river and see how the land lies on this side," remarked Merritt a little later on.
From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Payton, Lieut. Howard
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