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Phrase(s): orient someone to something
1. Lit. to help someone locate a compass direction or other similar location. • Try to orient Karen to the light so I can photograph her. • It took time, but I oriented myself to north at last. 2. Fig. to help someone adjust to something, a position, or a relationship. • Will you please orient Bill to our routine? • She found it difficult to orient herself to the new procedures.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs