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单词
how the land lies
释义
how the land lies
in British English
the prevailing conditions or state of affairs
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Examples of 'how the land lies' in a sentence
how the land lies
I was going to ask you to come with us, but now I see how the land lies...' She said,'The land doesn't lie anyhow.
Laurie Graham
MR STARLIGHT
(
2004
)
Clubs need to know how the land lies.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
It takes a very long time for the dust to settle and to see how the land lies.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2016
)
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off the latch/on the latch
off-the-latch-on-the-latch
off the map
off the mark
off the pace
off-the-peg
off the rack
off-the-rack
off the rails
off the record
off-the-record
off the shears
off-the-shelf
off-the-shoulder
off the top
off the top of my head
off the top of one's head
off-the-top-of-ones-head
off the top of your head
off the track
off the wagon
off the wall
off-the-wall
off the wind
off topic
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