to get the lay of the land

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to learn the general situation or state of affairs, especially in preparation for action.

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circumstance East Flanders Estrepe flat lay lay about lay aside lay away lay by lay down lay in lay into lay off lay on lay out lay over lay to lay up laying			What I'm driving at is that I'm beginning to get the lay of the land. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context But I didn't mind, because I didn't want to see nobody just yet -- I only wanted to get the lay of the land. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context			To get back To get before To get behind To get between To get beyond To get by heart To get clear To get drunk To get forward To get ground To get hand To get home To get into To get into trouble To get loose To get near To get off To get on To get one's hand in To get over To get rid of To get square with To get the best of To get the better of To get the hang of to get the lay of the land To get the range of To get the start To get through To get up To gird on To give To give (one) the head To give a handle To give a loose To give a person line To give a piece of one's mind to To give a say at To give audience To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip To give one to understand			To get behind To get between To get beyond To get by heart To get clear To get drunk To get forward To get ground To get hand To get home To Get Information First To get into To get into trouble To get loose To get near To get off To get on To get one's hand in To get over To get rid of To get square with To get the best of To get the better of To get the hang of to get the lay of the land To get the range of To get the start To get through To get up To gird on To give To give (one) the head To give a handle To give a loose To give a person line To give a piece of one's mind to To give a say at To give audience To give away To give back To give battle To give ear to To give effect to To give large To give one rope To give one the bag To give one the dor To give one the lie in his throat To give one the slip

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