spy out the land
idiom
chiefly British
: to find or get more information about a situation secretly and before making a decision
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In Spies, Lies, and Allies, maybe my role this time was just spy out the land, take back my intelligence, change my game and try it again.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
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