see how the land lies

verb

To wait for all the information about something before taking action.

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find out how the land lies
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Meanings

verbsee how the land lies (third-person singular simple present sees how the land lies, present participle seeing how the land lies, simple past saw how the land lay, past participle seen how the land lay)

present singular third person sees how the land lies · participle present seeing how the land lies · past saw how the land lay · participle past seen how the land lay

  1. UKTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.

    Synonyms: find out how the land lies

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.

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find out how the land lies
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APA

see how the land lies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20how%20the%20land%20lies

MLA

“see how the land lies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20how%20the%20land%20lies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “see how the land lies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/see%20how%20the%20land%20lies.

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