die Lage peilen
to size up the situation
Türkçe: durumu tartmak
In a sentence
Der alte Seebär peilt die Lage und entscheidet sich für einen anderen Kurs.
How it is used
Means 'to size up the situation,' informal and quick assessment. Colloquial register. Use among friends: 'Ich peile die Lage erst mal, bevor ich entscheide.' Avoid in formal writing.
Other verbs that go with Lage
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- die Lage einschätzento assess the situation
- die Lage erfassento grasp the situation
- die Lage sondierento probe the situation
- die Lage überdenkento rethink the situation
- sich in jds. Lage versetzento put oneself in someone's shoes
- in der Lage seinto be able to/capable of
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