how the land lie
01
the assessment or understanding of the current state or conditions of a particular situation or context, specifically at a specific point or period
Dialect
British
British![how the land [lie] definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44150/original/?type=jpeg "how the land [lie] definition and meaning")
idiom
Exempel
He spent a few hours figuring out how the land lies before deciding what to do.
