see, etc. how the land lies
成語所屬單字lie
see, etc. how the land lies — 慣用語
1. To find out what the situation is before acting.
1.慣用語
釋義
觀察形勢
To find out what the situation is before acting.
例句
Let's see how the land lies before we invest.
He wanted to check how the land lay first.