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| get one's act together (The reality is that schools and local education authorities quickly got their act together and employed every conceivable strategy to avoid the ultimate, untenable situation, of turning pupils away. 4uzhoj) | |||
| understand the lay of the land (We conducted a "deep dive" with them to help them understand the lay of the land and the NYC candidate pool. 4uzhoj) | |||
| take in the situation (SirReal) | |||