单词 | to know where one stands with someone |
释义 | > as lemmasto know where (also how) one stands with someone (b) to know where (also how) one stands with someone: to know how one is regarded by someone; to know what to expect from someone; to have an understanding of someone's views or attitudes. Cf. to know where one is with someone. ΚΠ 1841 C. G. Jenkins Wedlock II. 77 He made no reply to the question... I was disappointed: it would have been a feeling of the pulse to know where I stood with him. 1861 New Eng. Farmer Dec. 554/2 You never know where you stand with them. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water (1963) 187 If you want to know how you stand with me. 2013 Perthshire Advertiser 11 Oct. 12/6 She did not mince words, she was direct and you knew where you stood with her. < as lemmas |
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