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land in
Idioms and Phrases
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
TV replays showed some spit land in the direction of trainer Grant Smith, although it appeared to be unintentional.
Black Barn Apiary’s Luxe Gold Honey is infused with edible gold mica and made on 20 acres of restored native prairie land in Wisconsin.
Experts say barriers to ramping building include the high cost and scarcity of land in urban areas, where most Canadians tend to live and work.
The Fix Our Forests Act would usher in sweeping changes to how the federal government manages its land — which constitutes 45% of the uninhabited, wildfire-prone land in California, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Deputy Assistant Chief Officer Kenny Barbour said: "Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, as we've seen this week in Dumfries and Galloway, and they spread through vast areas of land in our countryside, which is devastating for those who live nearby."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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