| 单词 | to know where one stands |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto know where one stands (a) to know where one stands: to be sure of or to understand one's position. Also in negative contexts with scarcely, hardly, etc.: to be utterly confused. ΚΠ 1615 J. Hoskins Serm. 10 I know where I stand, surely not before many that haue receiued little. 1799 M. Robinson False Friend I. xxiii. 203 My agitation every minute augmented, till I scarcely knew where I stood. 1897 ‘O. Rhoscomyl’ For White Rose Arno (U.K. ed.) 186 ‘Well, I must find out where I stand first,’ said he to himself as he spattered along in the darkness. 1915 Caterpillar Times Sept. 1/1 There had been a great deal of judging, arguing, and figuring of points and percentages, till the poor spectator hardly knew where he stood. 1972 F. Warner Lying Figures ii. 9 I wasn't a pushover. All I wanted was to know where I stood. 2017 New Statesman 5 May (Suppl.) 6/2 IPSE..wants to see a statutory definition of self-employment to help individuals and bigger companies know where they stand. < as lemmas |
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