to land
- verb
- /lænd/
- Those things can land you in jail.
Examples
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My remarks, which challenged the status quo, landed me in my first political trouble.
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Ignoring the warnings at the party landed her in a difficult situation.
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So we're using it to try to land clients, right?
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And so I just wasn't able to even land a single interview well.
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And I was auditioning left and right, and I could not land a single job.
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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.
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His reckless behavior landed him in serious trouble with the law.
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The false accusations landed him in a challenging predicament at work.
Synonyms
To cause something to happen or create a change
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To put a plane or helicopter down quickly in an emergency, often causing damage
- Specialized
To make an aircraft land unexpectedly because of engine failure or bad weather
- Specialized
To get natural gas from under the ground by forcing water and chemicals into rocks
Compounds
A region east of the Mediterranean Sea, mainly Israel and Palestine, that is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims
- Formal
Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways
Government action that takes farm land from large owners and gives it to small farmers
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
- Offensive
A joking name for California about its farms and unusual people
A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
- Literature
A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems
- Informal
An imaginary place where people are out of touch with reality because they are too optimistic
A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea
How Serious
Surface Forms
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.