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. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021

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