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see how the land lies

see how the land lies verb: to wait for all the information about something before taking action.

Verb

see 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)

  1. (UK) To wait for all the information about something before taking action.
    Synonyms:
    find out how the land lies

Synonyms of see how the land lies

  • find out how the land lies

Forms of see how the land lies

third-person singular presentsees how the land lies
present participleseeing how the land lies
pastsaw how the land lay
past participleseen how the land lay

Questions about see how the land lies

What does see how the land lies mean?
See how the land lies means to wait for all the information about something before taking action.
What part of speech is see how the land lies?
See how the land lies is a verb.
What is the past tense of see how the land lies?
The past tense of see how the land lies is saw how the land lay.

Words near see how the land lies in the dictionary

  1. see fit
  2. see for oneself
  3. see here
  4. see how
  5. see how the cookie crumbles
  6. see how the land lies
  7. see hum
  8. see if I care
  9. see in
  10. see into
  11. see into a millstone

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