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to land

to land

90 6.1
To cause someone to be in a difficult or bad situation
  • verb
  • /lænd/
: meter (a alguien) en problemas
  • Those things can land you in jail.

Examples

  • My remarks, which challenged the status quo, landed me in my first political trouble.

  • Ignoring the warnings at the party landed her in a difficult situation.

  • So we're using it to try to land clients, right?

  • And so I just wasn't able to even land a single interview well.

  • And I was auditioning left and right, and I could not land a single job.

  • The Fed's efforts to restrain the expansion may yet land the economy in a recession.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The gesture lands Blackwater in hot water with a federal charge of improper gift giving.

  • His reckless behavior landed him in serious trouble with the law.

  • The false accusations landed him in a challenging predicament at work.

Synonyms

to bring
vsto land
∞ 1.0

To cause something to happen or create a change

causes someone into a usually difficult or unpleasant situation

Antonyms

689 1.0

Save someone or something from danger

202 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

Idioms

lay of the land
  • Informal
17 4.5

The current situation and main facts about a place or group

3 6.6

To get something valuable by surprise without any effort

The best food and goods a place gives

1 3.7

Recover from a hard situation and end up well

Phrasal Verbs

18 3.3

To get a job you really want, often one that is hard to find

12 4.6

To put a plane or helicopter down quickly in an emergency, often causing damage

to land the plane
  • Specialized
9 3.5

To bring a plane down safely at an airport

5 4.6

To fall onto the ground with great force and possibly get hurt

Successfully get a business agreement or contract

2 5.1

End up in a place or situation, often by chance

to grant land
  • Formal
2 6.6

To give land to someone so they legally own it

to force-land
  • Specialized
1 8.8

To make an aircraft land unexpectedly because of engine failure or bad weather

to frack the land
  • Specialized
7.9

To get natural gas from under the ground by forcing water and chemicals into rocks

9.3

To fall or sit down suddenly and hit your bottom

3.9

To get the best seat for a show or meal by arriving early

Compounds

Promised Land
  • Literature
37 7.3

Land God promised to Abraham and his family in ancient Palestine

36 4.7

Main laws of a country made by its government

29 5.0

A region east of the Mediterranean Sea, mainly Israel and Palestine, that is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims

27 1.0

The solid ground on Earth that is not under the sea

26 1.8

A small area of land that someone owns or uses

16 4.1

A bomb buried in the ground that explodes when someone steps on or moves it

A country where people can make a better life by working hard

no man's land
  • Informal
15 7.4

A situation between two clear sides where rules are unclear

13 2.8

A large area of land that is not separated by water

12 3.0

A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on

land grant
  • Formal
10 3.7

Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways

9 3.6

A country where a person was born and still feels at home

8 2.7

A piece of land used for a specific purpose like building or farming

An area of land that nobody owns or lives in, often between enemy lines

La-La Land
  • Informal
8 8.1

A state of not knowing what is real, often with happy, silly ideas

A state of being alive and able to do everyday things

never-never land
  • Literature
7 8.8

A made-up perfect place that exists only in dreams

A large area of land used for a certain purpose

6 4.2

Government action that takes farm land from large owners and gives it to small farmers

A piece of land sold or owned as one unit

4 2.5

Land with grass where animals like cows or sheep eat

A place or state where you reach great happiness after effort

2 2.6

Land with grass where farm animals eat

2 3.2

A payment to the local government for owning land

land office
  • Formal
2 4.7

A government office that sells and records public land

Preparing land so people can build on it or use it for farming

A nickname for Illinois in the United States because Abraham Lincoln lived there

Official nickname for the US state of New Mexico about its beautiful land and rich culture

land tenure
  • Specialized
1 6.7

The rules and rights that show who owns or uses land

1 9.3

A joking name for California about its farms and unusual people

1 7.5

Land that the state or ruler owns and manages for public use

Areas of land that can be used for farming or building

A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle

lotus land
  • Literature
1 9.9

A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems

1 9.9

An imaginary place where people are out of touch with reality because they are too optimistic

Land prepared and used for growing crops like wheat or corn

1 3.5

Land that local people can use, often to graze animals

1 8.5

A vehicle with wheels and a sail that moves across land using wind

1 3.7

Land that farmers plow and use to grow crops

A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea

1 4.4

A person who manages or sells land and buildings for an owner

A camera that makes a photo and develops it instantly

1 9.9

A rude name for a faraway or imaginary place used to show disrespect

land mile
  • Specialized
1 2.0

A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet used on land

1 7.6

A thing that shows land is near, like birds or distant clouds

A mountain area in Antarctica between the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land

1 8.6

A very large, quick amount of sales that makes a lot of money

A region in western Antarctica along the southeast shore of the Weddell Sea

A part of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land that Australia claims

A coastal part of Antarctica south of Australia where large penguin colonies live

land agent
  • Jargon
7.2

A person who buys, sells, or manages virtual land in online worlds

A topic that causes strong arguments and trouble

A leafy plant like watercress with small spicy leaves used in salads

9.0

A small brown bird that lives in fields and meadows, often hidden in tall grass

piece of land
  • Jargon
6.7

A digital area in an online world that someone can buy or own

How Serious

to ruin
∞ 2.0
to ensnare
11 7.7
to embroil
7 7.7
to land
90 6.1
to put
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

land infinitive
landed past
landed past participle
landing present participle
lands third person singular

Etymology

To land someone in trouble uses the verb sense of 'bring to a place'—you 'bring' a person into a bad situation. So a careless action can 'land' you in trouble, meaning it puts you into that state.