land in

Idioms

Also, land up. Arrive at, end in something. For example, This situation could land you in a terrible mess, or I never thought I'd land up with a reward for excellence. These expressions both employ land in the sense of “to end,” a usage dating from the late 1600s.

Example Sentences

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Getting entangled in fishing gear and debris, as Porkchop was, is among the top reasons turtles land in the aquarium’s care.

From Los Angeles Times

Plans for 15 homes have been proposed on land in Trefor, Gwynedd, for which Trefor and Llanaelhaearn Community Council wants a Welsh language condition imposed to ensure it creates a "balanced community", saying it would be a "long-awaited lead for the rest of Wales".

From BBC

RSM U.S. economist Joe Brusuelas writes that this may be realistic, estimating that GDP growth in the first quarter will land in the 3% to 3.5% range.

From Barron's

The objects, which were used to produce tools and weapons, were found on grazing land in Llangynfelyn, Ceredigion, by Nick Yallope and Peter Nicholas.

From BBC

Over the past year, Starmer said, Russia "took 0.8% of land in Ukraine at a terrible cost to themselves of half a million losses".

From BBC

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