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get your bearings
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to work out where you are in an unfamiliar place
The opposite is 'lose your bearings'. Also used for a new job: 'I'm still getting my bearings'.
In context
When we came out of the metro, it took a minute to get our bearings.
Climb the hill first to get your bearings, then explore the old town.
More idioms about travel
- a bumpy ridea difficult period with many problems
- a change of scenerytime in a new place that makes you feel fresh and different
- a flying visita very short visit
- a fork in the roada point where you must choose between two different paths or decisions
- a home away from homea place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home