how the land lies



how the land lies

the way a situation has been arranged or has developed the lay of the land After a few days on the job, I began to understand how the land lies and which people would be helpful.
See also: how, land, lie

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Traugott-German
Fri&Eth;&Thorn;JÓFr-Ancient Scandinavian
Aindrea-Scottish
EbbeEB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Tsering-Tibetan
KaelynKAY-linEnglish (Modern)