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| gen. |
give guidance; advise (Рина Грант) |
| Gruzovik |
orientate |
| fig. |
orient |
| Gruzovik, fig. |
orient; give guidance |
| inf. |
clue someone in (on something masizonenko); walk someone through (something; ввести в курс дела masizonenko); talk someone through (something; ввести в курс дела: I'm not an expert in the field, but I'll try to talk you through it. masizonenko); give a clue (to something / as to something, etc.: 4uzhoj); give some hint (to something / as to something, etc.: Can you give me some hint to where you are? 4uzhoj) |
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| gen. |
look about; orientate oneself; find one's bearings (Anglophile); get one's bearings (Anglophile); get one's direction (linton); orient oneself; find way around (Serginho84); get one's bearings (прям. и перен.: They stopped to get their bearings. • We need to get above the tree line if we're going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark. • An introduction session helps new students get their bearings.); locate oneself (Aprilen); get one's bearings (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler); get your bearings (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler); make out across the water |
| fig. |
get the lay of the land (в обстановке: As soon as I get the lay of the land in my new job, things will go better. Val_Ships) |
| fig., inf. |
acquaint oneself with; gain an understanding (of) |
| Gruzovik, prop.&figur. |
orient oneself |
| idiom. |
take in the situation (SirReal) |
| inf. |
get things going (It takes me a while to get things going in an unfamiliar setting. VLZ_58) |
| Makarov. |
get an orientation; go through an orientation; receive an orientation |
| prop.&figur. |
find one's bearings (= get (one's) bearings: The road system was so complicated that we had to stop to get our bearings several times. • It takes a while to get your bearings when you start a new job.  cambridge.org) |
| psychol. |
get bearings (e.g., to help you get your bearings, let me give a bird’s-eye view of this generation – with some of its many complexities Alex_Odeychuk) |
