Question of the Day #1386

International Studies Fulbright Awardee Ginger Trask Getting the Lay of the Land in Samoa

From the headline of this article at Johns Hopkins University.

  上記の文で、lay of the landの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "lay of the land" mean?

  答えは、コメントに書いてください。
Write your answer in the Comments.

明日、ここに答えを書きます。
I will add the answer and other remarks here tomorrow.

 

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