(one) doesn't know which way is up or down

(one) doesn't know which way is up or down

Is feeling disoriented or confused. There have been so many policy changes lately that I don't know which way is up or down. Did you follow that presentation at all? I don't know which way is up or down, honestly. Local officials clearly don't know which way is up or down when it comes to dealing with the housing crisis.
See also: down, know, up, way
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