A: How are things doing with your new job?

B: It took me a little while to get my bearings in the new office, but after a week, I felt as if I’d been working there for years.

Note: Bearings refer to compass bearings. The compass shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. “To get one’s bearings,” therefore, means “to look for and ascertain one’s position relative to one’s surroundings.” For example: We need to get above the tree line if we’re going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark.