After he fell, it took Ted a few minutes to get his bearings.
•Jean found her compass and got her bearings almost immediately.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
one's bearings — To ascertain (or to become uncertain of) one s position or orientation ● bear … Useful english dictionary
one's bearings — awareness of one s position relative to one s surroundings. → bearing … English new terms dictionary
To lose one's bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
find\ one's\ bearings — • find one s bearings • get one s bearings v. phr. To know where one is or where one is headed. Without a compass, the sergeant warned the enlisted men, you will never find your bearings in the desert … Словарь американских идиом
get\ one's\ bearings — • find one s bearings • get one s bearings v. phr. To know where one is or where one is headed. Without a compass, the sergeant warned the enlisted men, you will never find your bearings in the desert … Словарь американских идиом
out of one's bearings — index astray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bearings — parts of a machine which bear the friction, 1791, from prp. of BEAR (Cf. bear) (v.). Meaning direction from a point of reference is from 1630s; to take (one s) bearings is from 1711 … Etymology dictionary
loose one's bearings — lose one s way, get lost; lose track of one s thoughts … English contemporary dictionary
bearings — n. orientation 1) to get one s bearings 2) to lose one s bearings * * * under (to bearings under pressure) [ orientation ] to get one s bearings to lose one s bearings bear up > . (D: intr.) to bearings against … Combinatory dictionary
lose one's bearings — become disoriented; get lost … English contemporary dictionary
To bring one to his bearings — Bearing Bear ing (b[^a]r [i^]ng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one s self; mien; behavior; carriage. [1913 Webster] I know him by his bearing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
