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See how the land lies. See what we have to do; see in what state matters are. See in what state the land is that we have to travel or pass over, or in what direction we must go. Joshua sent spies (ii. 1) “to view the land” before he attempted to pass the Jordan.

Put your blankets down there boys, and turn in. Youʹll see how the land lies in the morning.”—Boldrewood: Robbery under Arms, ch. xi.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lancasterian (A)
Lancastrian (A)
Lance
Lance-Corporal and Lance-Sergeant
Lance-Knight
Lance of the Ladies
Lancelot (Sir)
Lancelot or Launcelot Gobbo
Lancelot du Lac
Lancers (The)
Land
Land-damn
Land-loupers
Land-lubber
Land of Beulah (Isa. lxii. 4)
Land of Bondage
Land of Cakes
Land of Myrrh
Land of Nod (The)
Land of Promise
Land of Shadows (Gone to the)

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