"know which end is up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 知道發生了什麼
• 很清楚狀況

Definition

清楚地知道事情的狀況或理解當前的情形。常用於形容很機靈或不糊塗的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是非正式的慣用語。常見否定說法（如「不知道發生什麼」）形容糊塗的人。肯定時表示機靈能幹。正式場合很少用。

Examples

After so little sleep, I don't know which end is up.

睡這麼少以後，我都**不知道發生了什麼**了。

Give her a minute. She just got here and doesn't know which end is up yet.

給她一點時間。她剛到，現在還**不清楚狀況**。

It's easy to feel like you don't know which end is up during busy times.

在忙的時候，很容易覺得自己**搞不清楚狀況**。

Ask Jake—he always knows which end is up, even when things get crazy.

問問傑克吧，他總是**很清楚狀況**，即使一團亂。

After that meeting, I wasn't sure I knew which end was up anymore.

開完那個會後，我都不確定自己**還清不清楚狀況**。

Honestly, between work and school, I hardly know which end is up these days.

說真的，這段時間工作和學習讓我幾乎**搞不清楚狀況**。